Zourite

Zourite

Model of the Zourite

Ship data flag  France Ship type Jack Up Barge Callsign FIUM home port Le Havre Owner Gie Compagnie Maritime du Littoral Shipyard Crist shipyard Build number NB 105

Ship dimensions and crew length 106.5 m ( Lüa ) width 49.0 m Draft Max. 5.95 m measurement 9242 BRZ / 2772 NRZ

Machine system machine Diesel-electric drive Top speed 4 kn (7 km / h) Energy supply 4 × diesel generator Generator power 5,028 kW (6,836 hp) propeller 4 × propeller pods

Transport capacities Load capacity 6086 dw

Others Classifications Bureau Veritas Registration numbers IMO no .: 9777981

The Zourite (dt .: squid ) is a special ship for the construction of offshore - viaducts .

Ship description

The Zourite was built at the Polish Crist shipyard for the France- based company Bouygues Travaux Publics. The ship, registered in France, is 106.5 meters long and 49 meters wide. The draft of the ship is max. 5.95 meters, the load capacity 6086 t. The maximum payload of the ship is 4790 t.

The motorized barge has a diesel-electric drive . For the power supply are four generators available that four four-stroke - twelve-cylinder - diesel engines of the manufacturer Caterpillar with a total of 5028  kW power are driven. Propulsion is carried out by four propeller pods . With the drive system it can be dynamically positioned in order to place components with great precision at the intended locations. The ship reaches a maximum speed of 4  knots .

The gantry crane with a capacity of 2 × 2,400 tons, located 33 meters above the deck, was built by Enerpac Integrated Solutions based in Hengelo , the Netherlands . The special ship is equipped with eight lifting legs, each 55 meters long, with a lifting speed of 0.5 m / min.

Offshore highway

The barge will be used for the construction of an offshore motorway on the island of La Réunion . The offshore highway is intended to replace the existing coastal road, which has been hit by tropical storms, floods and falling rocks. For the construction, the barge picks up the foundation elements, which are largely made of concrete, from the port of La Réunion in order to set them down on the seabed. The pillars are then placed in two parts and the other segments, which are largely made of concrete, are positioned and assembled with further prefabricated components to form the motorway. The work is planned over a period of 24 months and will last until 2018.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Jack-Up vessels and barges , Crist SA
2. ^ ^{A b} Enerpac to build World's Largest Offshore Overhead Gantry Crane , Enerpac.
3. ↑ Thorsten Balthasar: The new coastal Highway in Reunion Island is planned with TILOS ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Linear Scheduling in Construction Industry: TILOS Blog, January 21, 2015.