Sembcorp to build ‘world’s largest’ crane vessel

This follows an earlier exclusive letter-of-intent signed between SCM’s wholly owned subsidiary Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd and HOS in March this year.

Mr William Gu Wei Guang, head of Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters, said: “With our new facilities at Tuas that boost deeper quayside draft and wider dock space, we are confident that we will be able to meet our customer’s expectations.”

He added that the deal is also in alignment with the company’s strategic vision to penetrate into the deep water draft market segment.

Scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2018, the NSCV will be designed for the installation and decommissioning of major offshore facilities world-wide. It will be equipped with two Huisman heavy-lifting offshore cranes of 10,000 MT lifting capacity and a large reinforced work deck area. It will have a length of 220m, width of 102m and displacement of 273,700 MT.

The NSCV will be built at the Sembcorp Marine Tuas Boulevard Yard. Phase 1 of Tuas Boulevard yard spans 73.3 hectares and is equipped with four VLCC drydocks with a total dock capacity of 1.55 million deadweight tonnes.

Phase II spans 34.5 hectares and will include a steel fabrication facility and another three dry docks, including an offshore dock measuring 255m by 110m where the NSCV will be built.