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Skagerrak conversion goes to UK yard
 Britain's Cammell Laird shipyard has landed a major deal to carry out a conversion work on Norway's Nexan's Skaggerak cable lay ship which involves inserting a new hull section to extend the ship by 12 metres.
Cammell Laird Shiprepairs and Shipbuilders Ltd on Merseyside in the UK's northwest is expecting to start work on the Skagerrak conversion later this month when the vessel arrives.
Already the shipyard has received 750 tonnes of steel ready to commence the conversion which is designed to extend the vessel's operating capability.
“The conversion includes lengthening the ship from 106.00m to 118.5m by inserting a new hull section, the installation of an additional accommodation module and supporting systems, and the installation of a new working deck complete with cable handling equipment,” said Linton Roberts, managing director of Cammell Laird.
With the work carried out at Merseyside, he said the ship will be able to carry out offshore cable laying for longer periods, while accommodation upgrades will improve conditions for the crew.
“This challenging scope of work requires the full range of our trade skills and considerable engineering experience,” Roberts added. “We have already successfully completed significant pre-fabrication and engineering work in advance of the vessels arrival at Birkenhead and are eagerly looking forward to the dry-dock phase of the project.” .
Nexans's Skagerrak is one of only two purpose-built cable-lay ships worldwide, and it is equipped with a 7,000 tonne 29 metre (95 ft) diameter cable turntable, and a trenching system for cable-burial.
This year the ship is due to complete the installation of a 292 m km (182 mile) high voltage power cable for BP's Valhall project offshore Norway.
John Syvret, chief executive of the shipyard said the deal will secure at least 200 jobs at the Birkenhead yard, and another 100 with sub-contractors. “We are using many local marine services firms to help us deliver the best possible results for what is a highly technical and demanding conversion,” he said. Advertisement
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