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E-Marine completes upgrades to carry out surgical cabling operations in oil & gas platforms
E-Marine PJSC, a submarine cable installation, maintenance and repair company in the Middle East, announced the successful attainment of CS NIWA after its upgrade to DP II, which will allow it to perform surgical operations in very close proximity to oil and gas platforms.
- Staff Report
- Published: 19:39 July 29, 2008
Dubai: E-Marine PJSC, a submarine cable installation, maintenance and repair company in the Middle East, announced the successful attainment of CS NIWA after its upgrade to DP II, which will allow it to perform surgical operations in very close proximity to oil and gas platforms.
DP II is a requirement for the installation, repair or maintenance of telecommunications and power cables in the oil fields in general and in the closest proximity to oil & gas platforms in particular.
Dynamic positioning (DP) is a computer controlled system to automatically maintain a ship's position and heading by using her own propellers and thrusters.
Position reference sensors, combined with wind sensors, motion sensors and gyrocompasses, provide information to the computer pertaining to the vessel's position and the magnitude and direction of environmental forces affecting its position.
The Cable Ship NIWA is capable of servicing platforms anywhere in the Arabian Gulf and also off the coast of East Africa. It has a gross tonnage of 13,201 tons with a cable uplift capacity of 6098 m/t and a speed of 15 knots. It can accommodate up to 138 persons and can be at sea for a continuous period of 60 days.
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