Deepwater pipe-laying vessel "Hai Yang Shi You 201" Docks for Debugging

time2010/06/08


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On May 28, "Hai Yang Shi You 201" docked at the offshore engineering yard of Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries for outfitting and debugging.

Invested upon by Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. (COOEC), it is the first deepwater pipe-laying crane in Asia capable of operating in a water depth of 3,000 meters. With a Dynamic Positioning Class 3 System and a lifting capacity of 4,000 tons, "Hai Yang Shi You 201" is equipped to operate in unrestricted navigation outside the Arctic.

"Hai Yang Shi You 201" has integrated a number of world-class manufacturing technologies, and its detail design and construction were independently carried out in China. It belongs to the Eleventh Five-Year National Science and Technology Program and National High-Tech R & D Program, or 863 Program.

The project was launched in May 2005 and the construction began in September 2008. After the completion of "Hai Yang Shi You 201", COOEC is to take charge of its operation.
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