awards support vessel of the year
North Sea Giant is one of the largest vessels of its type in the world
Multipurpose constructor has especially high redundancy
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he winner of the 2012 Support Vessel of the Year award, North Sea Shipping,
specialises in owning
and managing advanced ROV construction vessels and has a longstanding reputation for innovation, North Sea Giant being the latest example.
The Norwegian company was founded in 1984, owning and managing several ROV survey vessels before moving over to seismic and inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessels in the 1990s. North Sea Shipping then developed further into the subsea construction market, taking delivery of
large offshore construction vessels from 2004 to 2011.
In addition to operating its own offshore vessels, which undertake roles such as supply, support, cable laying and repair, North Sea Shipping also manages and operates the 103m cable laying/seabed
20 I Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference and Awards 2012
The 2012 Offshore Support Journal Support Vessel of the Year is North Sea Shipping’s subsea construction vessel North Sea Giant
mapping vessel Atlantic Guardian. “North Sea Giant is one of the largest and most advanced offshore construction ships in the world,” said Atle Vik, project manager for the vessel at North Sea Shipping. “This is a multipurpose vessel that can be used for more or less any offshore construction job and is suitable for the offshore renewables market, such as wind turbine and tidal generator projects. “Offshore vessels have to operate in deeper and deeper waters. We recognised the need for big offshore construction
NORTH SEA GIANT Owner
Designer Builder
Length, oa Length, bp Breadth
Depth (main deck) Draught, max Deadweight Deck load
Main deck (open) Main deck (closed) Deck strength Fuel oil
Fresh water
North Sea Shipping Sawicon
Metalships (RMK) 160.9m 144.0m 30.0m 10.7m 7.5m
12,460 tonnes 8,800 tonnes 2,900m2 750m2
10 tonnes/m2 2,000m3 1,000m3
Class: DNV +1A1, HELDK, DYNPOS-AUTRO, EO, Dual HIPAP 500 DK (+), COMF-(V3), NAUT-OSV, CLEAN DESIGN
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