ACSM is undertaking a major upgrade of its offshore support vessel Genesis at a shipyard in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, where a crane with active heave compensation supplied by Heila Cranes has already been installed on deck.

The vessel, the company’s most recent acquisition, is permanently fitted with a 200HP UHD WC remotely operated vehicle and is set up for construction support, ROV inspection and intervention, route clearance, pre-lay grapnel run, mattress installation, and geophysical and geotechnical survey work.

Built in Norway in 2003, Genesis has an overall length of 90.2 m. The upgrade follows the addition of the vessel to ACSM’s fleet as the company continues to strengthen its subsea support capabilities.

Separate from the vessel work, ACSM recently became part of Prysmian Group. In January, Prysmian Group said the integration of the Spanish company would widen its solutions offering for energy and telecom customers and accelerate full vertical integration of its submarine activities.