Swire Pacific Offshore takes delivery of WIV from Samsung Heavy

Jul 26, 2012 - South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd (SEO:010140) said yesterday it had delivered the wind farm installation vessel (WIV) Pacific Orca to Singapore-based vessel operator Swire Pacific Offshore Operations, or SPO.

The ship has a length of 161 m (528 ft) and a width of 49 m. She enables transportation and installation of 12 wind turbines of 3.6 MW each and allows the installation of wind farms to water depths of up to 60 m and with a capacity of 10 MW and higher. The Pacific Orca can operate in extreme conditions with 2.5-m high waves, the shipbuilder said.

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