Seajacks orders fourth vessel to target offshore installation

Hydra will join Leviathan, pictured, in Seajacks' fleet

Offshore wind installation specialist Seajacks has handed a $121m contract to Gulf-based shipyard Lamprell to design and build a jack-up vessel targeting marine renewables.

When commissioned in 2014, the new vessel – known as Hydra – will be the fourth in Seajacks’ stable, following on from Kraken, Leviathan and Zaratan, which was delivered in May.

In March Japan’s Marubeni and a private-equity group sponsored by the Japanese government acquired Seajacks from investment group Riverstone Holdings, and indicated their intention to continue investing in new assets.

Kevin Alcock, Seajacks’ vice president for new-build projects, says the company is already “working on the design and specification of [a fifth vessel]”, although no timetable has been…

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