J-Lay delivery for Saipem

The tower component was loaded on Saipem’s 125m long cargo barge 42, which when loaded, weighed 3,407 tonnes. The barge was towed from Ravenna, Italy, non-stop to offshore Burgas, Bulgaria by ocean-going tug Fairmount Expedition.

The tug also helped offload the J-Lay tower, which is used to safely install subsea rigid pipelines.

Rotterdam-based Fairmount Marine is a marine contractor for ocean towage and heavy lift transportation and part of Royal Boskalis Westminster.