
Singapore – March 2010 – Singapore-based ONE Offshore commissioned pipe lay equipment it had designed and built for a pipe lay vessel operating in Europe.
A stinger handling winch system, designed for use in climates of 20 degree Celsius below freezing, was commissioned with the stinger hitched and lifted. The system with hydraulic drives, two-speed operation, remote and PLC controls is rated at 2 x 200-ton (at bare drum).
Also commissioned is a ship set of six 50-ton self-contained pipe davits, also with remote and PLC controls. The davits are equipped with certified hooks.
The equipment was built on a fast-track basis in Singapore then delivered and installed onto the pipe lay vessel in Europe.