KONGSBERG EVOTEC ROV LAUNCH AND RECOVERY SYSTEM SELECTED FOR NEW FORLAND SHIPPING SUBSEA VESSEL

摘要

Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has been selected to supply its sophisticated new Launch and Recovery System (E-LARS) for remotely operated vehicles (ROV),for installation on a new Forland Shipping AS subsea vessel, currently under construction at Havyard Leirvik, Norway.The Kongsberg Evotec's E-LARS installation for Forland Shipping's new 110 metres long, 22 metres wide subsea vessel, which is due for delivery in 2013, consists of both an 'overboard'system and a 'moon pool' system. The system is designed to handle work class ROVs with or without a tether management system (TMS) to depths of below 4,000 metres.