On September 15, 2009 a ceremony was held at Kherson Shipyard dedicated to handing over the second Hull of four Anchor Handling Supply Vessel series, built at the Company to the Customer – Norwegian Kleven Prosjekt IV A.S. Company. The first vessel of the series was handed over to the Customer in March a.c.
The vessel is designed to carry out operations with anchors, towage and supply of drilling platforms.
The name of the vessel is Siem Topaz; the length is 91.0m, the width is 22.0m, the depth is 9.6m.
The vessel has been built as per Project VS 491 CD, elaborated by VIK-SANDVIK Company (Norway). This is the forth Anchor Handling Supply Vessel built at the Shipyard according to three different projects for the last three years.
Two more similar vessels of the series are under construction on the Shipyard’s building berths. The third one to be delivered to the Customer till the end of the current year. The completeness of the forth one is 59%.
At the vessel delivery ceremony the Director General of Kherson Shipyard has declared:
“The Shipyard continues to work successfully despite hard conditions of the economical crisis and will be able to keep up the worthy level of the salary , to enter into new contracts, to proceed with the Shipyard’s modernization program and to look forward with confidence into the future”