The cable-laying vessel Siem Aimery, the latest vessel added to the Siem Offshore fleet, was christened in a naming ceremony on Wednesday, 27 April, at the Remontowa Shipbuilding yard in Gdansk, Poland.
The vessel will now undergo final mobilisation prior to commencing cable loading activities for its first project assignment. The Siem Aimery and her installation partner vessel, the Siem Moxie, will be installing the inner array grid and export cable systems for the 332.1MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the coming months.
Thereafter the vessel will continue with the winter installation campaign of the inner array grid cable system of the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German Bight.
Regis Rougier, Managing Director of Siem Offshore Contractors, said: “I am delighted to have the Siem Aimery in our fleet, with the Siem Moxie and the Siem Aimery working in tandem, we have the best of breed installation spread available. They are a unique team of vessels that will ensure that we safely deliver our projects on time for our customers. We are planning an event later this year, where we will invite customers to visit the Siem Aimery, right now our focus is on getting the vessel into the field for her first assignment.”
The Siem Aimery has been specifically designed and built for the installation and repair of medium and high voltage submarine cables. Having two carousels low in the vessel’s hull and a hangar-based cable deck, she is specifically designed to work in the adverse weather conditions. Siem Offshore Contractors has a long term charter agreement with Siem Offshore and will be responsible for the operations of the vessel.