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12 TH VOLUME, NO. 48 DATED 04 DECEMBER 2010 Advertisement STX MARINE SECURES OSVS DESIGN CONTRACT STX Marine (STXM) congratulated Eastern Shipbuilding Group on the award by Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. for the design and construction of eight STXM designed offshore support vessels. The SV300 and SV310 series vessels are derived from well proven designs recently delivered to the US Gulf Coast and they will have a deadweight of approximately 5500 LT and 6070 LT respectively. The vessels shall be designed to meet the requirements of the DP2, FiFi 1 and ENVIRO notations from ABS as well as be in accordance with the latest applicable Marpol and IMO regulations. This contract signifies another example of the successful relationship between STX Marine and Eastern Shipbuilding Group in bringing state of the art offshore support vessels to the US offshore market sad STX Marine. (Source: STX Marine) SHIPPING COMPANY GROEN ORDERS TWO SEISMIC RESEARCH SUPPORT VESSELS WITH MAASKANT SHIPYARDS Dutch Shipping Company Groen has ordered two Seismic Research & Support Vessels (SRSV’s) with Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam (Netherlands), part of the Damen Shipyards Group. Maaskant has broad experience in maintenance and repair of Offshore Support Vessels. However, an order for SRSV-newbuilds is a first. Director Frits van Dongen says: “The Groen orders are a result of our approach towards offshore vessel design and construction and we are very proud indeed.” The vessels have been designed in cooperation with Saltwater Engineering (Netherlands) to meet the needs and experiences of Shipping Company Groen. The 22/24
12 TH VOLUME, NO. 48 DATED 04 DECEMBER 2010 vessels’ all-weather chase and support tasks will focus on seismic activity research. Characteristics: Both SRSV’s will be 40 m long with a 9.30 m beam. Two Caterpillar propulsion units of in total 1940kw (2640pk) will give the vessels a design speed of 14 knots. They can be deployed worldwide and have accommodation for 14 people. Experience: Maaskant Shipyards serves dozens of ships, often owned and operated by long-time clients. The shipyard handles maintenance and repair of Offshore Support Vessels, Fishing Vessels, Guard Vessels and Standby Vessels. Recently, a 44 m beam-trawler fishing vessel, built by Maaskant in 1994, was converted to an OSV. The new seismic research support vessels will be delivered in the first quarter of 2013. (Source: Damen) GRANDWELD SHIPYARDS SIGNS NEW CONTRACT Grandweld Shipyards announced a contract award to design, build and deliver two 21.3M service/crew boats for Kuwait Oil Tanker Company. Contract signing was held today November 29, 2011 at Grandweld Shipyards facilities in Al Jadaf, Dubai, and the contract was signed between Mr. Jamal Abki, Grandweld General Manager, and Mr. Faisal Ali, KOTC Deputy Managing Director. The 21.3M vessels will be powered via twin waterjet installation to ensure high speed and maneuvering capabilities which will be utilized by KOTC Marine Agency Branch to safely transport passengers and cargo to and from tankers calling Kuwaiti Oil Terminals. Delivery of the two vessels is scheduled in the last quarter of 2012. (Source: MarineLink) BORCOS SHIPPING ORDERS TWO CREW BOATS FROM STRATEGIC MARINE Australian ship builder Strategic Marine has confirmed its position as a major supplier of vessels to the Malaysian offshore oil and gas sector, securing a contract to build two 40 metre crew boats for Syarikat Borcos Shipping Sdn Bhd. On delivery of the vessels mid next year, Borcos Shipping will boast 11 Strategic Marine crew boats in its fleet, the first one launched in 2005. Strategic Marine Marketing Manager Terry O’Connor said this contract further established the ship builder as a world-leading manufacturer of crew boats, especially in the Asia Pacific region. “Our ability to construct hulls in Vietnam and complete them at our Singapore shipyard has provided the market with an extremely competitive option in purchasing new crew boats, during such a challenging period in the market,” Mr O’Connor said. “Strategic Marine has now delivered 35 vessels into the South East Asia region over the past five years, the majority of which are servicing the local offshore oil and gas sector.” Mr O’Connor said that Strategic Marine’s reputation in the crew boat market has allowed the company to fast-track its shipbuilding diversification plans and establish regional operations in WA’s North West and Queensland. “In the past few weeks we have finalised plans to expand our fast-response repair and servicing operation in Karratha and secured a contract for fabrication and design work for John Holland’s mining construction works in Gladstone, Australia. “Our ship building operations now include a vast range of vessel designs, including platform supply vessels, anchor handling vessels, dive / ROV support vessels, tug boats, wind farm maintenance vessels and passenger vessels,” he said. The Borcos Shipping crew boats can transfer up to 58 oil rig personnel and carry 44 tonnes of cargo. “These vessels have been tried and tested in the Malaysian market and their continued success is testament to their superior operability, unrivalled passenger comfort and – very 23/24
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