Steel cutting, keel laying, generators installation and hull erection have successfully been completed on the Monna Lisa, which will be the sixth in Prysmian’s rapidly-growing vessel fleet. The launching at VARD is a process that takes place over few days. First, the vessel is skidded from the erection dock to the launching barge ‘Atlante’. Next, the barge is moved to a deeper water area within the shipyard basin, where it is submerged, releasing the new vessel to float in the water for the first time. Afterwards the vessel is moved to the quay side and prepared for the wet towage.
The Monna Lisa is now being towed down the Danube River, across the Mediterranean Sea, and up the coast of Portugal and Spain to Norway for the month-long journey to VARD’s shipyard in Søvik for outfitting completion, systems commissioning, trials and delivery. She will be ready for service in early 2025.