This double-deck configuration, a distinctive feature in Ulstein Design & Solutions BV's designs, allows for a large, unobstructed deck area and below-deck pipe fabrication. But what makes this vessel truly unique is the combination of a 600 mt Remacut S-lay system via a centre firing line below the main deck and a 2,000 mt IHC EB J-lay system via a moonpool. The design features an NOV revolving main crane with a 5,000 mt lifting capacity. Petrofac terminated the construction contract with the yard in October 2015. The ship was contracted to the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC) shipyard.
In January 2014, Sharjah-based Petrofac ordered the Petrofac JSD 6000 deepwater derrick lay vessel, a customised ULSTEIN SOC 5000 design developed by Ulstein Design & Solutions B.V.