Grandweld delivers dive maintenance and support vessel to ADNOC

DUBAI -- Grandweld, one of the United Arab Emirates leading shipyards, has delivered one dive maintenance and support vessel to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

Grandweld took the newbuild project from conception to completion, designing and building the 50-m long vessel with a 65-ton bollard pull capability, after signing a contract, in December 2013, with ADNOC. The vessel, TAWAM1, will be operated by ADNOC’s group company, Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Operating Company (IRSHAD).

“This was a prestigious contract and cements our relationship with ADNOC, one of the world’s leading oil and gas companies,” Jamal Abki, general manager of Grandweld, said. The vessel will perform a broad range of tasks.

Amongst its many specifications, TAWAM1 is equipped with anchor handling equipment and an offshore lifting crane with a capacity of 35 tons at 7.5 m reach. This will be utilized to maneuver heavy lift items, such as gravity anchors, mooring buoys and SBM hoses. In addition, the vessel, which can accommodate up to 30 people, is fitted with integrated diving systems and is classified by DNV GL to firefighting capability class 1.