Electrical installation completed on cable layer
The Maersk Connector was recently delivered from Damen Shipyards
Project management, basic design and engineering, and supervision were undertaken by Alewijnse Noord in the Netherlands, while the detailed engineering, installation and commissioning were performed by Alewijnse Marine Galati on site at Damen Shipyards Galati, in Romania.
The production of the propulsion switchboard panels took place in both the Netherlands and Romania, and that of the propulsion switchboard under the direction of Alewijnse International Switchboard Productions BV. Admarel, the subsidiary of Alewijnse Group that specialises in bridge electronics, supplied the navigation and communications package.
Key features of the installation included all of the works for the DP2 propulsion systems with its twin 2,100-kW thrusters, three 1,250-kW bow thrusters and one 800-kW stern thruster. Alewijnse designed the drive panels in cooperation with Siemens and installed them along with the electric motors. Besides the electrical installation, all of the facilities for the deck equipment of charterer DeepOcean, a Norwegian subsea services provider, were also specified and installed together with advanced local area networks.
Alewijnse also designed and built special consoles for the ship’s control, navigation and communications equipment, as well as those for the control of the deck equipment including the 7,000-tonne carousel.
The 9,300-dwt Maersk Connector, 138m in length, extends long-term charterer DeepOcean’s capabilities at the larger end of the cable-laying market, representing a new focus on interconnector projects in addition to servicing the oil and gas and renewables sectors.
