Kleven Maritime has delivered the AHTS Siem Amethyst to Siem Offshore, MarineLog reports. The delivery completes the largest offshore service vessel contract in Norwegian shipbuilding history. This vessel is the tenth and last in a series of large anchor handling vessels delivered from Kleven Maritime to Siem Offshore Inc. Thus far. Kleven Maritime has delivered 15 offshore support vessels to Siem Offshore.
The record breaking contract was signed in October 2006 and was initially for six vessels, with options for a further six. In all, 10 vessels were contracted after options were declared during 2007. The contract value totaled out at around NOK 6 billion.
Kleven Maritime today has five vessels under construction, and an order backlog of 9 vessels amounting to NOK 4 billion. CEO Ståle Rasmussen of Kleven Maritime, Norway's largest Norwegian owned shipbuilding group has invited all its employees to the Fjord resort of Geiranger for celebrations.
The record breaking contract was signed in October 2006 and was initially for six vessels, with options for a further six. In all, 10 vessels were contracted after options were declared during 2007. The contract value totaled out at around NOK 6 billion.
Kleven Maritime today has five vessels under construction, and an order backlog of 9 vessels amounting to NOK 4 billion. CEO Ståle Rasmussen of Kleven Maritime, Norway's largest Norwegian owned shipbuilding group has invited all its employees to the Fjord resort of Geiranger for celebrations.