Drydocks World delivers two self-elevating platforms for wind farm installation

Dubai, June 11, 2009 (WAM) - Drydocks World - Southeast Asia, the Southeast Asian subsidiary of Drydocks World, has announced the recent delivery of JB-114 and JB-115 from its Drydocks World - Nanindah yard on Batam Island, Indonesia, to Self Elevating Platforms N.V. The unit will be operated by subsidiary company, Jack-Up Barge B.V., a leading supplier to the oil '&' gas, wind farm and civil construction industries and wind turbines market, as well as for the heavy civil construction market.
Ronald Schukking, Managing Director of Jack-Up Barge B.V. said, "Drydocks World has once again met our expectations - the quality and finish of JB-114 and JB-115 is excellent. We definitely look forward to working closely with Drydocks World in the future."
Designed by Holland's GustoMSC and of the SEA 2000 design, JB-114 and JB-115 are the third and fourth of this type successfully built by DDW-SEA. Similar to the first and second vessels, which have now been renamed ‘Sea Worker' and ‘Seafox 7' respectively; the monohull jack-up barges JB-114 and JB-115 will be deployed in European waters involved in wind farm installations and related activities.
Designed with a 55.5 m x 32.2 m x 5 m hull, a 300 tonnes-capacity mounted pedestal crane together with four cylindrical legs, 3.0m in diameter and 78.85m in length, each platform is designed for operations in water depths up to 40m - in and around the Southern North Sea.
Drydocks World - Southeast Asia, established in April 2008, is a member of the Drydocks World group of companies and a sister operation to Drydocks World - Dubai (formerly known as Dubai Drydocks).