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Cutting edge pipelay operationsKeppel Singmarine has startedthe construction of the highspecificationdeepwater pipelayvessel – DLV2000 – for HydroMarine Services, Inc., a subsidiaryof McDermott International, Inc(McDermott). The contract wassecured by Keppel Singmarinetowards the end of 2012.Developed by Keppel Offshore& Marine’s Marine TechnologyDevelopment, the vessel isdesigned to support advancedpipelay operations, in whichpipelines are installed to depths ofup to 10,000 feet. It is also capableof achieving efficient pipelay ratesfor long trunklines, operating insevere weather conditions, andproviding significant thrust outputand power distribution.Signing the stage certificate to officially commence the construction of DLV2000 – a highspecification deepwater pipelay vessel built for McDermott – are (from left) Mr Seon-Gyu Kim,Surveyor at the American Bureau of Shipping, Mr Hoe Eng Hock, MD of Keppel Singmarine,Mr John A. MacPherson, Project Manager of McDermott, Mr Scott V. Cummins, Senior VicePresident and GM (Asia Pacific) of McDermott, and Mr Ben Goh, Project Manager ofKeppel SingmarineTo mark the start of construction,the yard performed the cuttingof the first steel plate for thevessel at a strike steel ceremonyon 15 April 2013. Present at theceremony were Mr Hoe Eng Hock,MD of Keppel Singmarine, Mr TohKo Lin, ED of Keppel Singmarine,Mr Scott V. Cummins, SeniorVice President and GM (AsiaPacific) of McDermott, Mr JohnA. MacPherson, Project Managerof McDermott, Mr Seon-Gyu Kim,Surveyor, the American Bureauof Shipping (ABS), and projectteams from Keppel Singmarine andMcDermott.Participants at the ceremony alsowitnessed the signing of a stagecertificate to officiate the start ofconstruction of the vessel.The participants at the strike steel ceremony of DLV2000 witnessed the cutting of the vessel’s firststeel plateMr Hoe Eng Hock, MD of KeppelSingmarine said, “We are pleasedto commence the constructionphase of this high-specificationdeepwater pipelay vessel. Wewill work closely with McDermotttowards our common goal ofsuccessfully completing the vesselsafely, on time and within budget.With the support of all ourstakeholders, our project teamswill work hard towards a qualitydelivery.”10OffshoreMarine March – April 2013