Singapore-based PaxOcean Group has been awarded a contract by offshore energy and marine infrastructure contractor DEME to construct an offshore construction vessel (OCV) at its Zhoushan shipyard in China, with delivery scheduled for 2028.
The newbuild OCV will play a pivotal role in enhancing DEME’s subsea cable installation capacity, meeting the fast-growing needs of the global offshore wind sector. Once delivered, the vessel will complement DEME’s existing cable installation vessels, including the Living Stone and Viking Neptun.
Designed by Salt Ship Design of Norway, the 123m OCV will feature:
- A DP2 dynamic positioning system for precision operations
- A 150t active heave-compensated offshore crane
- Hangar facilities for two Work Class ROVs
- A 1MWh hybrid battery system and methanol-ready propulsion, supporting decarbonisation and fuel flexibility
- Below deck: two 2,500-tonne cable carousels to enable swift deployment and seamless transitions across trenching, burial, and cable-laying operations
- Accommodation capacity for up to 123 personnel
Tan Thai Yong, MD and CEO, PaxOcean Group said: “We are honoured that DEME has chosen PaxOcean as a partner for this project. This underscores PaxOcean’s reputation as a trusted builder of advanced offshore vessels. It also builds on our proven track record in delivering solutions for the offshore wind sector, including wind farm installation vessels and inter-array cable lay vessels. The OCV reflects not only our engineering capabilities but also our long-term sustainability strategy, which includes developing electric and dual-fuel vessels as well as vessel retrofits with energy-saving technologies.”
Image: Methanol-ready battery-hybrid OCV for DEME (source: PaxOcean Group)
