TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 3
Van Oord
marks 150th
anniversary
with
christening
of SRI vessel
Bravenes
T
SRI Bravenes
Credits : vanoord.com
he latest addition to the Van Oord fleet was unveiled
Monday 21 May at the Wilhelminakade in Rotterdam.
Subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel Bravenes was
christened by Ms Yvon van Oord-Barbier, the wife of
CEO Pieter van Oord. The well-attended christening
ceremony marked the start of a two-day event
celebrating Van Oords 150th anniversary.
The Bravenes is the third vessel to join Van Oord’s
SRI fleet. SRI vessels stabilise and protect subsea
pipelines, cables and other structures at depths down
to 1,500 metres. Van Oord invests in innovative techniques and
Bravenes
Christening
Ceremony
ultra-modern equipment such as the Bravenes to maintain its leading
position in this market. The Bravenes is an innovative vessel in its class
because of its unique ability to install rock in three different ways. The
Bravenes can install rock through a fallpipe inserted through the
moonpool, through a fallpipe over the side, and through a tremie pipe
over the side. Thanks to the latter method, it even can perform subsea
rock installation at close proximity to offshore platforms. Combined with
its ability to load and install large rocks, this makes the Bravenes ideal for
the offshore wind and cable market.
‘The Bravenes is equipped with the latest innovations to improve vessel
safety and efficiency, for example a fully automatic fallpipe loading and
transport system. The Bravenes will allow Van Oord to maintain its leading
position in this market.’
Projects
After the christening celebrations, the Bravenes will be setting
course for Norway to work on various North Sea projects. From
mid-July, it will be carrying out stabilisation operations for
Nord Stream 2, the gas pipeline that will stretch from Russia to
Germany.
Jubilee year
150 years of Marine ingenuity: that is the milestone that Van
Oord is celebrating in 2018. The company has planned several
events recalling its momentous past, including the Bravenes’
christening, but it will also be looking ahead throughout the
jubilee year, for example in the Van Oord Innovation Challenge.
In this Challenge, Van Oord is seeking start-ups active in
marine engineering and offshore energy to join it in tackling
the challenges of climate change. Van Oord will select
ten start-ups, help them develop their concepts and provide
them with professional coaching. The company will give the
two winners the opportunity to pitch their ideas during
an international conference in Rotterdam in November.
https://www.vanoord.com/
Credits : vanoord.com
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