january 2010 - Keppel Corporation

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Delivering hardy vessels
Keppel Singmarine and its
sister yard Keppel Nantong
demonstrated their
commitment to meet the
needs of customers with the
timely and safe deliveries of
an Anchor Handling Tug
Supply (AHTS) vessel and
two tugboats.
On 1 January 2010,
Keppel Singmarine delivered
Hadi 27, an AHTS to Hadi H.
Al-Hamman Establishment
(Hadi). The 80-tonne bollard
pull vessel is equipped with
dynamic positioning system
and Azimuth thrusters to
enhance its position keeping
and maneuverability as she
performs various supply and
support functions for the
offshore installation and
floating units.
Mr Hoe Eng Hock, ED of
Keppel Singmarine, said,
“Hadi 27 has exceeded its
contractual bollard pull and
speed during its sea trial
performance conducted in
December 2009. We are also
proud to announce that our
projects and construction
with Hadi have been on time
and with zero lost-time
incidents.”
contracting, trading and
marine service providers
to the oil & gas and
petrochemical industries in
the Middle East with its
headquarters in Saudi
Arabia.
Over in China, Keppel
Nantong has also delivered
two 65-tonne bollard pull
twin-screw Azimuth Stern
Drive tugboats to Keppel
Smit Towage.
Both KST 54 and KST 55 are
of the proprietary MTD
3265ST design developed by
Keppel Singmarine’s
technology unit, Marine
Technology Development.
Both vessels also exceeded
the contractual bollard pull
and designed speed during
its sea trial performance.
Keppel Smit Towage is a joint
venture between Keppel and
Smit International Singapore.
The company operates a
complete spectrum of
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KST 55 is of the proprietary MTD 3265ST design developed by Keppel Singmarine’s
technology unit, Marine Technology Development
Hadi 27 is currently operating
in Saudi Arabia. Since
2002, Hadi has awarded
Keppel Singmarine a total of
12 AHTS orders. Hadi is
one of the leading general
Delivered on time by Keppel Singmarine, Hadi 27 is currently operating in Saudi Arabia
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