Dutch design second Global Industries vessel

US offshore major Global Industries has decided to build yet another new pipelay / heavy lift vessel designed by Dutch design company Ulstein Sea of Solutions (USOS). The vessel named ?Global 1201? will be an evolution of the ?Global 1200?, currently under construction at Keppel Singmarine and also designed by the Dutch company.

Scheduled to enter service in April 2011, the dynamically-positioned ?Global 1201? is a combination derrick/pipelay vessel with 1,200 tonne lifting capacity, pipe laying capacity up to 3,000 metres water depth and 60?inch concrete coated pipe. The main crane will also feature deep water lowering capabilities. With a transit speed of up to 15 knots the vessel will be able to mobilise swiftly around the world.

Like its sister ship, ?Global 1201? is a customised version of the USOS? SOC 600 design. The design incorporates an AmClyde single post crane on the aft and a centre firing line on the freeboard deck, the latter being a distinctive feature of most USOS pipelay designs.