C-Job Naval Architects will provide COSCO OFFSHORE CO.Ltd (Qidong) with the Basic Design package for DEME Group’s offshore installation vessel Orion. This contract follows C-Job’s recent conclusion of Orion’s Concept Design. The impressive technical specs of the vessel, to be operated by DEME subsidiary GeoSea, will service offshore wind installation, oil & gas and decommissioning activities.
C-Job recently completed the Concept Design for DEME’s Orion. While working on this subsequent phase of ship design, C-Job’s dedicated Orion project team will be able to draw on the extensive knowledge that they have built up. This will yield efficiencies in overall project timing as well as maritime engineering and vessel optimisation.
“The same team will be involved, so it is really a natural progression for us,” states C-Job Project Manager Rafael Novas Garcia. “We will be able to hit the ground running with this Basic Design.”
“Orion is a very advanced vessel with a lot of systems to integrate. It will be a challenging project, but a challenge that we will enjoy taking on.”
Versatile capability
DEME will build Orion at COSCO SHIPPING HEAVY INDUSTRY in China. After her 2019 delivery, Orion will be mobilized by DEME subsidiary GeoSea for offshore wind farm installation activities. To this end, the vessel’s DP3 capability and accommodation for up to 131 persons will both be valuable assets in performing offshore contracts. The 216.5-metre vessel’s substantial loading and lifting capacities will also mean that GeoSea will be able to operate in the oil and gas industry and for the decommissioning of offshore installations.
