NKT has confirmed that its future methanol-fuelled cable-laying vessel will be named NKT Eleonora.
NKT said the name was selected since it meant "shining light." It was also chosen to honour Ulrika Eleonora, a Danish-born who reigned as Queen of Sweden and then Queen Consort between 1718 and 1741.
The vessel will be equipped with three turntables and will have a power cable-laying capacity of 23,000 tonnes. It will also host a range of subsea tooling for precise installation and service of offshore cables.
Upon completion, the vessel will have a length of 176 metres, a beam of 32 metres, dual-fuel engines that can run on either methanol or diesel/HVO. Design work will be provided by Salt Ship Design while construction will take place at Vard's facilities in Norway.
NKT Eleonora will be constructed in parallel with NKT expanding its site in Karlskrona with a new high-voltage offshore cable factory. Both assets are scheduled to be operational from 2027.
