Vanuatu Shipping Corporation is considering buying an additional 24 ships from Brunei shipbuilder AT & S following the signing of a US$200-million deal for 12 ships last week Hj Abdul Wahab Hj Tengah, chairman of AT & S, said that Vanuatu Shipping Corporation's president and chief executive had expressed interest to have the ships built in Brunei exclusively. "His Excellency Mr Thureign is keen towards our company and Brunei, with the warm hospitality he received as well as seeing that we are a new shipyard company in the international market. Countries such as Singapore or Japan have a backlog of ships to construct, whereas we have just opened our doors," he said.
Hj Abdul Wahab said in an interview with The Brunei Times recently that the additional 24 vessels may be built in the next phase when the first four ships are delivered.
"We strive to capture the international market. However, we do not exactly compete with the existing market, but rather focusing on the untapped market, and the Republic of Vanuatu is the first of the many new opportunities for us," he added.
He said that the foreign company was also happy with the new technological features which AT & S will incorporate into the vessels.
"In the construction of the fleet of new tankers, we will have new technological features such as carbon dioxide emission reduction incorporated into the vessels. These new features will be approved by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)," he said.
The class-approved Zero CO2 Emission power generator for each vessel will be installed to generate electrical power for the vessel.
"This non-fuel-fired electrical power generator can achieve the CO2 emission reduction feature to be included in the vessels that will be built by AT & S. The performance of the fleet of vessels must entail increased velocity and operation endurance, as it would give the owner the ability to provide a full range of promt, uninterrupted and efficient products and supporting services to customers," added Hj Abdul Wahab.
Hj Abdul Wahab said in an interview with The Brunei Times recently that the additional 24 vessels may be built in the next phase when the first four ships are delivered.
"We strive to capture the international market. However, we do not exactly compete with the existing market, but rather focusing on the untapped market, and the Republic of Vanuatu is the first of the many new opportunities for us," he added.
He said that the foreign company was also happy with the new technological features which AT & S will incorporate into the vessels.
"In the construction of the fleet of new tankers, we will have new technological features such as carbon dioxide emission reduction incorporated into the vessels. These new features will be approved by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)," he said.
The class-approved Zero CO2 Emission power generator for each vessel will be installed to generate electrical power for the vessel.
"This non-fuel-fired electrical power generator can achieve the CO2 emission reduction feature to be included in the vessels that will be built by AT & S. The performance of the fleet of vessels must entail increased velocity and operation endurance, as it would give the owner the ability to provide a full range of promt, uninterrupted and efficient products and supporting services to customers," added Hj Abdul Wahab.