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Wednesday, December 27, 2017
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi of Egypt inaugurated an offshore support vessel, the Ahmed Fadel, on December 23. The giant vessel is one of the most modern of its kinds in the Middle East with a $40 million price tag, according to a statement issued by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA).
The Ahmed Fadelwas constructed at the Guangzhou Shipyard by China State Shipbuilding Corp.(CSSC), one of China’s largest shipbuilding companies. The vessel is 90 meters long and 18.8 meters wide, with gross tonnage 4,744 tons.
It is equipped with a characteristic active heave-compensated (AHC) crane with a tonnage of 75-ton, which could lift up to 40 tons and place them at a specific point under the sea in depth of 2,000 meters.
The vessel can carry remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) detecting and controlling submarine oil pipelines at a depth of up to 2,000 meters.
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