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Rockpiper subsea rock installation vessel
The ship Rockpiper functions as a pipe burying vessel, by the accurate placement of aggregate on the sea bottom. The material is used as a bedding and a covering for pipelines, transmission lines, wind turbine pilings, communication cables or as ballasting for offshore installations. Photographed in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, 2024
Vessel built by: Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd, 2011.
Constructed: 2011
Port of registry: Limassol, Cyprus
Rock installation capacity: abt. 2,000 t/h.
Accommodation complement 60 persons.
Length overall 158.60 m
Rockpiper's owner is Royal Boskalis Westminster. The Dutch dredging and marine construction company offers a variety of maritime services and contracting to the offshore energy sector. These include the development, construction, transport, installation, inspection, repair & maintenance (IRM), and decommissioning of oil and LNG import/export facilities, offshore platforms, pipelines and cables, and offshore wind farms.
