BOKA Vanguard
Dockwise Vanguard without cargo in Maasmond, Rotterdam in 2014
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Owner | Dockwise Shipping B.V. |
Port of registry | Willemstad, Curaçao[1] |
Ordered | 2 October 2011[1] |
Builder | Hyundai Heavy Industries |
Cost | US$240 million[6] |
Yard number | 2511[4] |
Laid down | 22 December 2011[1] |
Launched | 7 October 2012[3] |
Christened | 30 November 2012[4] |
Completed | 2012 |
Acquired | 1 February 2013 [5] |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Heavy lift ship |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | 91,238 tonnes[7] |
Length |
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Beam | 79 m (259 ft) |
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Crew | 40 |
BOKA Vanguard (formerly Dockwise Vanguard) is a semisubmersible heavy-lift ship owned and operated by Dockwise B.V. Dockwise Vanguard is the largest vessel of her type ever built, and is able to carry cargoes up to 110,000 tonnes.[11] Dockwise Vanguard was designed to move offshore oil and gas facilities, but can also carry other ships and act as an offshore dry-dock facility.[12]
As offshore oil and gas facilities have grown in size,
Design
Dockwise Vanguard has a flat, bow-less deck measuring 70 by 275 m (230 by 902 ft), allowing cargo longer and wider than the deck. Her deck is 70% larger than the MV Blue Marlin, the third-largest heavy-lift ship.[16] The bridge and living area superstructure are situated at the far starboard side, and the deck also contains four movable buoyancy casings.[14] The watertight deck allows water to flow over the deck without risking the ship.[17]
Dockwise Vanguard is
Dockwise Vanguard can accommodate a crew of 40.[14]
Cargoes
The first cargo of Dockwise Vanguard was Chevron Corporation's Jack/St. Malo oil platform, moved from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea to the Gulf of Mexico.[5] At 53,000 tons, Jack/St. Malo is the biggest semisubmersible floating oil platform ever built, and was loaded in February 2013.[13] The journey was expected to take just under two months.[12] As of 2013, Dockwise Vanguard had orders for two more deliveries, the Goliat
Dockwise Vanguard is capable of providing an offshore dry-dock facility, allowing ships and floating oil rigs to be raised out of the water for inspection or maintenance without a break in production.
Costa Concordia proposal
In September 2013, Dockwise Vanguard was proposed to move in July 2014.
Awards
- The Royal Association of Dutch Shipowners' 2011 KVNR Shipping Award[27]
- Offshore Technology Conference 2012 Spotlight on New Technology Award[28]
Gallery
See also
References
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- ^ "State-of-the-Art Heavy-Lift Vessel Dockwise Vanguard Ready for Sea Trials". World Maritime News. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Dockwise Vanguard Christening Ceremony". Offshore Kinematics. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Dockwise Ltd : Dockwise Vanguard started maiden trip". Market Wire. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Dockwise Vanguard Heavy Transport Vessel, Netherlands". Ship Technology. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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- ^ a b Morgan, David (June 2012). "Bowless Vanguard adds new strings" (PDF). Offshore Engineer: 32, 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-03.
- ^ "Spotlight on Technology". Offshore Technology Conference. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ a b c Thomas, Mark (9 July 2012). "Heavy-lift vessels tip the scales". Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b Arnsdorf, Isaac (15 February 2013). "Dockwise Vessel Loads Largest Offshore Platform on Maiden Voyage". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
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- ^ Howard, Gary (6 May 2014). "Boskalis plans Vanguard-beating heavy lift crown-taker". London: Seatrade Global. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Dockwise targets giant platforms, offshore maintenance for latest vessel". Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Drawing Board". Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Ball, Eldon. "Aker designs largest spar". Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "DOCKWISE VANGUARD photos". Marine traffic. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Boskalis offers combined refloat and dry dock solution through SMIT and Dockwise". Reuters. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ Thakkar, Emrys (13 July 2019). "Carnival Vista Arrives to Begin First-Ever Floating Dry Dock". Cruise Hive.
- ^ Labrut, Michele (4 July 2019). "Heavy lift world first for Boskalis to transport Carnival Vista to drydock". Seatrade Maritime - Shipping, Maritime and Offshore Marine News.
- ^ "Carnival Vista Repair Underway". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. 15 July 2019.
- ^ Riotta, Chris (2 April 2019). "Crane crashes into one of world's largest cruise ships, injuring eight". The Independent.
- ^ ""Vanguard" could load the whole wreck and ship it efficiently to any scrapyard in the world". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Huge salvage vessel may help lift Costa Concordia wreck". BBC News. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "The Netherlands: Dockwise Wins KVNR Shipping Award". World Maritime News. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "2012 Spotlight on New Technology Award Recipients". Offshore Technology Conference. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.