Recently, Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipment (Rainbow Offshore), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries, successfully held a steel cutting ceremony for the SPP40 platform supply vessel N1055, which it has undertaken. Leaders from CDBL, SPEC, BV classification society, and Rainbow Offshore were in attendance together to celebrate the event.
The N1055 vessel being started is the third of the same type built by Rainbow Offshore after the construction of two SPP40 platform supply vessels last year. This marks a new beginning and will further consolidate Rainbow Offshore’s leading position in the offshore vessel market.
As a new generation of offshore support vessels constructed by Rainbow Offshore, the N1055 is adaptable to a variety of operational scenarios and has achieved industry-leading standards in terms of performance, intelligence, and environmental protection.
The SPP40 project is a high-performance, multi-functional offshore vessel, measuring 81.75 meters in total length, 17.40 meters in breadth, 7.8 meters in depth, with a maximum draft of 6.3 meters and a designed speed of up to 13 knots.
It is classified by BV and needs to meet the Clean Ship specification requirements of the BV. In terms of the power system, it adopts an advanced electric propulsion mode, equipped with two tunnel-type bow thrusters at the front and two azimuthing main propellers at the stern. This design allows it to navigate flexibly even in complex sea conditions. Moreover, it is the first to apply cutting-edge technologies such as lithium iron phosphate batteries and fuel monitoring systems, making it an environmentally friendly PSV that fully meets the demands of the international market.