Jan De Nul orders giant cable layer
Upping the ante in the cable layer market, Belgium’s Jan de Nul Group has placed an order at the CMHI shipyard in China for an extra-large cable-laying ship. Set for delivery in
Les Alizes
Jan De Nul orders advanced crane simulator
The Jan De Nul Group has ordered a high-end crane simulator to support its two next-generation offshore installation vessels, Voltaire and Les Alizés. The crane simulator will be based on real physics
Schottel thrusters for giant crane ship are on their way to Chinese yard
The main propulsion package for Jan De Nul’s latest heavy-lift crane vessel Les Alizés has left the Schottel production plant in Wismar, Germany, on its way to the CMHI Haimen shipyard in
MAN main engines chosen for giant Jan de Nul crane ship
Shipbuilder China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) has ordered six MAN 12V32/44CR main engines for the 5,000-tonne floating installation crane vessel Les Alizés ordered by the Jan De Nul Group (see earlier story).