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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2009
Michel Pierre Baylot, Marseilles, FR;
Emmanuel Huot, Saint Martin de Nigelles, FR;
Kimon Tullio Ardavanis, Sanremo, IT;
Herve Jean Francois Legaignoux, Istres, FR;
Michel Pierre Baylot, Marseilles, FR;
Emmanuel Huot, Saint Martin de Nigelles, FR;
Kimon Tullio Ardavanis, Sanremo, IT;
SAIPEM S.P.A., San Donato Milanese, IT;
Abstract
A pipe-laying vessel () is provided, including a tower () extending upwardly from the vessel, a pipe loading arm () for raising a length of pipe from the deck to a position aligned with the tower, a travelling clamp assembly () mounted for movement along the tower. The pipe-laying vessel may include a fixed clamp assembly () located in the region of a lower portion of the tower, wherein the travelling clamp assembly and/or the fixed clamp assembly includes both a friction clamp () and a collar clamp (), each of the friction clamp and the collar clamp being movable between an operative position, in which it is adjustable between a clamping and a released position, and an inoperative position. Alternatively or additionally the travelling clamp assembly () includes both a line-up clamp () and a pipeline tension bearing clamp (). Alternatively or additionally there may be provided three or more line-up clamps () spaced along the tower for receiving the length of pipe from the loading arm.