NKT VICTORIA

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Cablelay vessel sets new standards for environmentally friendly operation

June 2017 saw NKT Victoria, an advanced, purpose-built, fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly cable-laying vessel, start work Originally ordered by ABB, NKT Victoria was delivered to NKT following the acquisition by the company of ABB’s high voltage cable business in 2016 and completed its first cable-laying campaign on Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks’ £1.1 billion Caithness-Moray transmission project in early June. NKT held a naming ceremony for the innovative vessel in April 2017 at its power cable plant in Karlskrona, Sweden. The vessel, which was designed by Salt Ship Design in Norway and built by Kleven shipyard, incorporates extensive experience with offshore cable installation and will lay high-voltage offshore cables with a particularly high level of precision using its DP3 dynamic positioning system and a remotely operated vehicle with underwater cameras and sonar. http://www.osjonline.com/news/view,cablelay-vessel-sets-new-standards-for-environmentally-friendly-operation_48120.htm