General – Cable Laying
Jiangsu Dayang Offshore Equipment has completed construction of what it said is the largest cable laying vessel (CLV) ever built in China, as well as the largest single-carousel CLV in the world.
Huaxia Dejing 108 is owned by Huaxia Financial Leasing and operated by the Dejing Group, an offshore construction company.
The newbuild has an LOA of 171 metres (561 feet), a beam of 38 metres (120 feet), a depth of 12.8 metres (42 feet), a displacement of 35,000 tons at full load, a service speed of 13 knots, and submarine cable and fibre-optic capacities of 15,000 tons and 3,000 tons, respectively.
The capacities allow Huaxia Dejing 108 to transport and install larger and heavier submarine and fibre-optic cables in a single voyage and to simultaneously lay two separate cables, thus enabling projects to be completed in less time.
The onboard equipment can lay submarine cables at a depth of 300 metres (980 feet) while fibre-optic cables can be installed at 500 metres (1,600 feet).
