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Jan De Nul orders a new large rock installer George W. Goethals

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With a growing global demand for the protection of subsea cable infrastructure, Luxembourg-headquartered Jan De Nul has ordered a new dedicated rock installation vessel, the George W. Goethals. The vessel has a

Written by Nick Blenkey
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George W. Goethals

George W. Goethals will become the third rock installation v essel above 30,000 tonnes in the Jan De Nul fleet. [Image: Jan De Nul]

With a growing global demand for the protection of subsea cable infrastructure, Luxembourg-headquartered Jan De Nul has ordered a new dedicated rock installation vessel, the George W. Goethals.

The vessel has a capacity of up to 37,000 tonnes. With a state-of-the-art flexible vertical fall pipe and an inclined fall pipe system, it will be able to install extra-large rocks in water depths of up to 400 meters and will primarily focus on projects in the energy sector. With major energy projects under development in the North Sea and Southeast Asia, these regions will form the core of its operational activity.

Designed entirely in-house, the George W. Goethals will become the third rock installation vessel above 30,000 tonnes in the Jan De Nul fleet.

“Decades of hands-on experience have given us deep expertise in subsea rock installation,” said

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