Keel-laying ceremony

(Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, Tamano, Okayama, Japan)

Set up the moon pool and engine room.

Set up the No.1 azimuth thruster.

Hull section almost complete.

Assemble the accommodation and laboratory modules on the hull.

Naming and Launching ceremony

Bridge navigation systems installed.

First Sea Trails

(Equipment and systems adjustments and operation checks).

Second Sea Trials (Performance test confirmation).

Third Sea Trials (DPS test)

Moves to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Nagasaki shipyard for equipment installation.

Drill floor winch and deck cranes installed.

Derrick installed.

Blow-out preventer (BOP) installed.

Final pre-completion sea trials.

Completion and delivery.