Offshore and onshore carousel packages and handling equipment

Complete carousel packages for cable loading, marine transit and cable unloading including carousel, loading tower, loading arm, loading tensioner, cable guide and operator’s cabin.

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150–12.000 tons carousel packages

Drammen Yard offers Carousel packages from 150 to 12,000 tons, featuring an innovative design centered around a durable slewing ring or a wheel track solution.

The slewing ring, the core of our design, tolerates loads beyond those of the vessel itself, with minimal moving parts and pre-certification for various sizes. This enables us to quickly assemble equipment packages to meet a wide range of needs, including cable production, storage, laying, or repair.

We efficiently tailor equipment packages for these specific tasks, by either converting vessels at Drammen Yard or by shipping and installing the carousel and necessary components directly at the client’s site.

Portable carousels

Carousel arranged for single lift for fast installation.

Separate EPU-container only requires electric supply for Plug and Play.

Carousel rotates on a large diameter slewing bearing avoiding the use of wheels, ring-rails and centre kingpin.

Carousel type, basket type for top loading of product
Product capacities, 150 Te to 9,000 Te Offshore rating and up to 12,000 Te Onshore rating
Liftable with product loaded up to 3,000 Te product
Flexible volumes

Very low noise levels
Low power consumption
Few rotating parts means less maintenance
Electric frequency-controlled carousel drives
Accurate gear drive with external gear on the slewing bearing
Automatic greasing of slewing bearing and gear drive
Pedestal type foundation for Onshore use
Marine type foundation for Offshore use
Relatively short delivery time
Option: Side loading of product with tension control

Storage carousels

Wheel based Carousel

Carousel type, basket type for top loading of product
Product capacities, 150 Te to 12,000 Te Onshore rating
Flexible volumes

Electric frequency-controlled carousel drives
Automatic greasing
short delivery time
Option1 : Separate EPU-container only requires electric supply for Plug and Play.
Option 2: Gear drive or chain/sprocket drive

Cable Loading Towers

Portable and stationary Cable Carousels of Basket type for top loading of product require a Loading Tower for loading/unloading of Cable.

Standard Loading Towers includes a hydraulic operated Cable Loading Arm moveable in both the horizontal and the vertical direction, a Cable Loading Tensioner/Hauler and Cable Bend Restrictors for routing the Cable from the Tower down to the deck/ground.

Often the EPU-container for the Carousel is installed at the base of the Loading Tower in order save on required deck space.

Sometimes the Operator’s Cabin for operating the Cable Carousel and the Cable Loading Gear is installed on the Loading Tower itself, other times the Operator’s Cabin is installed on a separate tower structure, i.e. the Control Tower installed opposite the Loading Tower overviewing the Cable Touch-down point in the Carousel as well as the Loading Tower with the Cable Loading Arm and the Cable Loading Tensioner/Hauler.

Size of arm suited to product foreseen
Design of arm suited to MBR of product foreseen
Length and movement of the arm suited to the carousel
Size of Cable Loading Tensioner/Hauler suited to product foreseen
Minimum Bending Radius (MBR) of Cable Bend Restrictors suited to product foreseen

Spare cable carousels

Smaller carousels may have Offshore rating liftable with product loaded for direct deployment on to the Cable Repair Vessel for Plug and Play. These allow for operating and keeping multiple baskets with cable loaded at hand for cable repairs and long-term storage, available for immediate use.

Larger carousels with multiple compartments for centralized storage of a variety of spare cables.

Available both as our standard carousels rotating on a slewing bearing as well as wheel-based carousels rotating on ring-rails.

Carousel type: Basket type for top loading of product
Product capacities: 200 Te to 12,000 Te Onshore rating
Sizes: Tailored to Client’s requirement
Electric frequency-controlled carousel drives
Carousels normally delivered with EPU-container containing the control equipment
Stationary carousels delivered with control switchboards

Under deck carousels

Offshore carousels for both existing vessels as well as for newbuildings.

Tailored to Client’s requirements. Rotating on a large diameter slewing bearing for easy installation, less maintenance, trouble-free operation and long life.

Carousel foundation integrated into the double bottom for max. utilization of space available.

Drammen Yard assist the Ship designer with the integration of the carousel foundation into the double bottom.

Drammen Yard design and delivery necessary equipment for optimal and automated cable loading/laying systems based on extensive experience in major cable laying as well as in in-field cable laying in offshore wind-mill parks.

Carousel type: Basket type for top loading of product
Product capacities: Up to 5,000 Te Offshore rating
Flexible volumes
Very low noise levels
Low power consumption
Few rotating parts means less maintenance
Electric frequency-controlled carousel drives
Accurate gear drive in the core of the carousel
Automatic greasing of slewing bearing and gear drive
Fully integrated with the cable loading/firing lines

Offshore handling equipment

In addition to carousel packages, Drammen Yard can offer complete equipment packages for Inter-Array Cable Installations for Offshore Windmill Parks. Drammen Yard can also offer various kinds of handling equipment like A-frames, over-board chutes, support rollers, cable haulers, tensioners, sliding chutes, stowing arms and winches.

Inter-Array Cable Installation

Complete equipment package incl.

Cable deployment Bow

Design and deliver complete Cable Deployment Bow systems for the 2nd end installation in offshore wind-mill parks to Client’s requirement.

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A-Frames

Design and deliver complete A-Frame systems incl. Constant Tension Winches to Client’s requirement.

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Cable Stern Chutes

Design and deliver Cable Stern Chutes to Client’s requirement. Both for fixed installation as well as hydraulic tiltable.

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Cable Support Roller

Design and deliver portable Roller Sections to form up the Cable Loading/Firing Lines according to Client’s requirement..

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Cable Haulers

Used for Cable Loading into Cable Carousels and other cable transfers, and are normally smaller wheel-based Cable Tensioners.
Delivered with wheel-pairs either horizontally or vertically orientated.
Normally electric frequency-controlled gear driven with hydraulic squeeze.

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Cable Tensioners

Used for Cable Loading as well as for Cable Laying.

In the latter case normally as Cable Hold Back Machines.

Cable Sliding Chutes

Design and deliver Cable Sliding Chutes for Under-deck Carousels with automatic movement according to Carousel’s movement and Cable Dimension, all according to Client’s requirement.

Normally electric frequency-controlled gear driven.

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Cable Stowing Arms

Design and deliver Cable Stowing Arms for un-manned stowing of cable in Under-deck Carousels according to Client’s requirement.

Normally electric frequency-controlled gear and hydraulic driven.

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Abandon & Recovery (A&R) Winches

Used for pulling up/letting down Cable Ends during Cable Laying and Cable Repairs. Capacity according to Client’s requirement.

Normally electric frequency-controlled gear driven

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Tugger Winches

Smaller winches for assisting in general Cable Hauling as well as other pulling tasks, e.g. tilting of the Cable Deployment Bow when releasing the cable at the seabed.
Normally electric frequency-controlled gear driven.

Integrated Cable Handling Control stations

Vast experience in integrating various Cable Handling and Cable Storage Equipment for seamless operation incl. frequency-converters, PLCs, HMIs and CCTV-systems.

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