Storage
Turntables
Smaller-footprint rotating storage for cables, umbilicals and short batches. Featured build: 1,000 MT Modular Turntable.
Smaller-footprint rotating storage for cables, umbilicals and short batches. Featured build: 1,000 MT Modular Turntable.
Turntables provide a more compact alternative to full carousels for shorter cable lengths, repair spreads and umbilical batching. Available in fixed-axis and gimballed variants for vessel motion compensation.
Modular umbilical and cable turntable, capacity up to 1,000 MT (upgradeable), with full controls, drive and loading-arm package
Engineering, fabrication, FAT and offshore commissioning of the 1,000 MT Modular Turntable spread — composed of modular sub-units (each shippable in 40-ft containers), quick-connect electrical sockets throughout, controls + motors + loading arm in a single self-contained package, and a full FEA-validated radial structural design optimised for the DP1 cable-laying duty cycle.
Engineering, fabrication, FAT and offshore commissioning — all under one roof.
Talk to engineering →FEA structural optimisation, full-spread system render and shop-floor structural assembly of the 1,000 MT Modular Turntable.
Engineering imagery from the 1,000 MT Modular Turntable build — FEA performed in-house for design optimisation, shop assembly photographed at the Dimension fabrication yard, and full-system render showing the carousel paired with a containerised loading arm.
Container-mobilisable umbilical and cable turntable, upgradeable beyond 1,000 MT, with full FEA-validated radial structural design.
Modular umbilical & cable turntable · DP1 cable-laying duty · 2 × 55 kW VFD · 40-ft container mobilisable · 48-hour commissioning
The Modular Turntable is one of Dimension Consultants' core products — an umbilical and cable turntable system with a capacity of up to 1,000 MT (upgradeable). The modular system provides a fast, reliable and safe solution for one of the most challenging tasks in subsea operations. The unit can be operated with the cable tank directly for quick mobilisation. Engineered to be modular and flexible such that it can be quickly mobilised in 40-ft containers to a multitude of vessels including PSVs, work barges and pipe-lay vessels, and operate in harsh environments at both shallow and ultra-deep-water depths. Alternatively, the system can be set up and operated on shore. Comprising 2 powerful 55 kW motors, the system can quickly accelerate to its top speed of up to 1 rpm. The carousel is composed of smaller units, each of which can be easily disassembled for transportation; the entire package — including controls, motors and loading arm — is shipped together. Connections are designed for easy field access with provisions for minor in-field tweaking; electrical connections are all quick-connect sockets, and the entire system can be mobilised and commissioned in 48 hours. Featured as the main image: the FEA structural optimisation run on the radial shell.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Max Capacity | 1,000 MT (upgradeable) |
| Drive Motors | 2 × 55 kW |
| Motor Type | Variable-frequency electric drive (VFD) |
| Top Rotation Speed | Up to 1 rpm |
| Mobilisation | Modular — sub-assemblies fit 40-ft containers |
| Commissioning Time | 48 hours (full mobilisation & commissioning) |
| Electrical Connections | Quick-connect sockets throughout |
| Cable Tank Integration | Operates with cable tank directly for quick mobilisation |
| Package Scope | Carousel + controls + motors + loading arm (single package) |
| Compatible Vessels | PSVs · Work Barges · Pipe-lay vessels · Shore-based |
| Operating Environment | Harsh-environment, shallow to ultra-deep water |
| Structural Design | FEA-validated (Von Mises stress contour optimisation) |
| User Interface | Local + remote console |
| Application | DP1 cable-laying campaigns, umbilical batching, repair spreads |
| Class | DNV / BV (project-specific) |
Indicative configuration ranges across the turntable family. Final specification is project-dependent and confirmed during FEED.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage Capacity | 100 T – 1,500 T (1,000 MT featured build, upgradeable) |
| Outer Diameter | 6 m – 18 m |
| Inner Diameter | 2 m – 5 m |
| Rotation | Active or passive (free-spin) |
| Drive (1,000 MT build) | 2 × 55 kW VFD electric, top speed 1 rpm |
| Slip-ring Option | Up to 12 channels |
| Bearing | Slewing ring or roller |
| Cable OD Range | Up to 250 mm |
| Foundation | Vessel deck, sea-fastened, or shore-based |
| Operations | Hs up to 3.5 m |
| Mass (1,000 MT unit, empty) | ~ 85 t |
| Mobilisation | 40-ft container modular; 48 hours commissioning |
| Class | DNV / BV |
DP1 cable-laying barges and PSVs
Cable repair-spread storage
Short-route umbilical batching
Telecom cable handling
Vessel-of-opportunity short-haul operations
Shore-based transpooling and FAT
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