The second contract is for the design of five platform supply vessels for Boldini S.A in Brazil, that are being built with the support of a $241 million Title XI shipbuilding loan guarantee from MARAD. The SV290 will have a deadweight of approximately 4500 tonnes and has been specifically tailored to meet the current Petrobras requirements.
STX Marine, with offices located in Vancouver, British Columbia and Houston, Texas, is a consulting naval architecture and marine engineering company established in 1983 and is a leading designer of offshore support vessels for the North American and International markets.