AUDACIA BULKCARRIER CONVERTED INTO DYNAMICALLY POSITIONED PIPELAYVESSEL

摘要

The 'Audacia' was christened on May 8th 2007, in the presence of about 700 guests.After finishing her first job in the North Sea, the 'Audacia' will sail to the Bay of Bengal in II lay gas pipelines togeth-is ships to a total length of 313 km at a water depth up to 1200 m.The repair of damages caused by hurricane Katrina and the high oil price has caused a boom in the offshore construction market, which keeps on going till today. In 2006 the Keppel Verolme yard booked a record turnover of 160 million euro. After the refit of 'Solitaire', the conversion of'Audacia' has strengthened the customer-supplier bond between Allseas and Keppel Verolme.