Huanqiu 1200
Huanqiu 1200, originally Global 1200, a rigid pipe S-lay and heavy lift DP2 construction vessel designed for work in shallow and deep water, designed to handle large diameter pipelay projects. The vessel's has been delivered and started her service to the Chinese offshore windfarms.
Primary Specifications
Additional Data
Features and capabilities
- Pipelay equipment
- Large storage facilities for up to 3,500 Te of pipe
- Stinger capabilities
- Abandonment and recovery system
- Three cranes
- Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) onboard
- Shallow water capabilities
- Integrated Vessel Management System
- Helideck
Ship history
In 2010, the US-based Global Industries (now Technip) took delivery of the first of two deep-water derrick pipelay vessels, Global 1200 (now Huanqiu 1200), from Keppel Singmarine, Singapore. The vessel has been designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions BV, and is a customised version of Ulstein's SOC 600 design.
In 2015, the vessel was upgraded at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam. The major upgrade works were divided into three packages: dry-docking for Special Periodical Survey and various maintenance repair works, modifications to upgrade the vessel DP capability, and various pipelay equipment upgrades for future projects.
In this project, Ulstein was contracted directly by Technip to design and engineer the upgrade and modification work, while Damen Shiprepair contracted Ulstein to support the docking procedure and calculations, involving special 4m high dock blocks to facilitate maintenance on all thrusters.