The 2009-built ABS A1 Semi-submersible Heavy Lift Deck Cargo Barge is a specialized offshore transportation and marine heavy cargo asset specifically engineered for transportation and float-over installation of offshore modules, jackets, topsides, marine structures, offshore fabrication assemblies, drilling rigs, dredgers, pontoons, ferries, tugs, workboats, barges, and heavy industrial project cargoes. Designed around a robust semi-submersible tank barge configuration, the vessel combines substantial deck loading capability, controlled ballast management systems, float-on/float-off operational flexibility, and reinforced offshore transportation characteristics suitable for demanding offshore construction and marine logistics operations worldwide.
The vessel is classed ABS A1 Semi-submersible Tank Barge and was constructed in 2009 specifically for offshore heavy transportation operations, marine logistics campaigns, float-over installations, offshore project cargo handling, and remote marine support operations. Principal dimensions measure approximately 122.0 m LOA with approximately 36.58 m moulded beam and approximately 7.62 m moulded depth. Operational maximum draft is approximately 5.843 m while maximum submerged draft reaches approximately 14.62 m, allowing the vessel to conduct controlled semi-submersible loading and discharge operations involving floating offshore structures and marine assets.
The vessel’s semi-submersible capability allows submersion to approximately 7.0 m above main deck level, enabling efficient float-on/float-off cargo operations for offshore structures, marine vessels, heavy equipment, and floating assets without dependence on large shore-based heavy lift crane infrastructure. This operational flexibility allows transportation and installation support for offshore jackets, topsides, offshore modules, floating production structures, dredgers, pontoons, ferries, river barges, tugs, workboats, and other oversized marine cargoes.
Deadweight capacity is rated at approximately 18,536.63 MT while maximum displacement reaches approximately 23,964.66 MT, providing substantial heavy cargo carrying capability suitable for offshore infrastructure projects and global marine transportation campaigns. Tonnage characteristics include approximately 9,771 GT together with approximately 2,931 NT. The vessel incorporates approximately 105 m x 36 m free deck area specifically engineered to support transportation of large offshore fabrication assemblies, heavy modules, marine industrial structures, port equipment, and oversized project cargoes. Uniform deck loading capability is rated at approximately 20 t/m², enabling the vessel to safely transport highly concentrated heavy loads and large structural assemblies during offshore transportation operations.
The hull structure incorporates approximately 25 watertight compartments together with approximately 24 ballast tanks supporting enhanced structural integrity, controlled submersion operations, ballast management flexibility, and operational redundancy during heavy marine transportation assignments. Ballast operations are controlled through approximately 2 x 1,000 m³/hr ballast pumps operating at approximately 25 m water head capacity, allowing rapid ballast transfer, trim adjustment, heel correction, and controlled vessel submersion during loading and discharge operations.
The ballast arrangement is additionally fitted with integrated trim, heel, and draft indication systems together with remote sounding systems installed throughout all ballast tanks, allowing accurate ballast monitoring, controlled stability management, and precise positioning control during offshore cargo operations. One of the vessel’s principal operational advantages is its capability for controlled positioning underneath transported cargoes while maintaining precise heel and trim alignment during float-over installation and offshore loading activities.
Electrical supply capability is arranged through approximately 2 x 480 kW generator sets configured for 440V, 3-phase, 50Hz marine operational service supporting ballast systems, auxiliary systems, operational support equipment, and onboard marine services. Fuel storage capacity is approximately 30 m³, supporting offshore operational endurance requirements during marine transportation and offshore logistics assignments.
Mooring and anchoring arrangements incorporate approximately 1 x anchor winch fitted with approximately 3,540 kg stockless bow anchor arrangement together with integrated 4-point mooring system capability supporting stable offshore positioning during submersion, loading, float-over installation, and cargo transfer operations. Additional operational flexibility is provided through removable stern caissons together with removable starboard caisson arrangements designed to enhance loading configuration adaptability and operational access during offshore transportation activities.
The vessel is specifically engineered for transportation and float-over installation of offshore jackets, topsides, decks, offshore structures, and heavy offshore construction assemblies associated with offshore oil & gas developments, marine infrastructure projects, offshore wind farm construction, and large-scale offshore fabrication campaigns. Additional operational suitability includes transportation of dredgers, rigs, ferries, tugs, workboats, port equipment including RMQCs, RTGs, and CSUs, together with remote dry docking support capability for marine assets operating in locations where conventional drydock infrastructure may be unavailable.
The combination of substantial deadweight capability, reinforced heavy load deck strength, advanced ballast management systems, semi-submersible operational flexibility, 4-point mooring arrangement, and ABS classification make the vessel highly suitable for global offshore transportation projects, float-over installations, offshore construction logistics operations, marine infrastructure support campaigns, and specialized heavy cargo marine transportation services.
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