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Boskalis under consideration has a new larger semisubmersible ship of the Dockwise Vanguard
Berdowski: we catch a glimpse interesting opportunities in markets FPSO and FLNG
May 7, 2014
The Dutch group Royal Boskalis Westminster has announced that it is study the realization of a new larger semisubmersible ship of the Dockwise Vanguard, the ship of the Dockwise branch that - with a bridge of the length of 275 meters and the width of 70 meters and an ability to raising of 117.000 tons - currently is the Heavy Transport Marine Vessel (HTV) larger of the world. The Dockwise Vanguard is selected for the transport of the property left at death one of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to the destination where its dismantling will be carried out ( on 10 October 2013), even if the Department of the Civil Protection has confirmed today that, besides the choice of the destination port, it pending remains also the modality of transport of the property left at death one.
Taking part to the Offshore Conference Technology, that he is on to Houston, the managing director of the Boskalis, Peter Berdowski, has emphasized as "the Dockwise Vanguard is very received in the market. Our decision to begin this study - it has explained - reflects this and catches a glimpse many others interesting opportunities in markets FPSO and FLNG".
Boskalis in fact has specified that the study faces is the market opportunities that the prescription technical in order to understand as this new ship will be able to by sea benefit of the previewed increase of the markets of units FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) and of units FLNG (Floating Liquid Natural Gas) let alone of the opportunities of transport of heavy and cumbersome structures. Regarding the Dockwise Vanguard, the new ship will be larger in terms of length, cargo width and ability and - it has specified Boskalis - will introduce a design lacking in asymmetric bow and.
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The Dutch group Royal Boskalis Westminster has announced that it is study the realization of a new larger semisubmersible ship of the Dockwise Vanguard, the ship of the Dockwise branch that - with a bridge of the length of 275 meters and the width of 70 meters and an ability to raising of 117.000 tons - currently is the Heavy Transport Marine Vessel (HTV) larger of the world. The Dockwise Vanguard is selected for the transport of the property left at death one of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to the destination where its dismantling will be carried out 
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