ST Engineering announced today that its marine arm, ST Marine, has won a shipbuilding contract worth about S$171m from Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd (SPO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited, Worldmaritimenews reported.
The contract entails the building and outfitting of four Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels. SPO will furnish the major equipment for ST Marine’s installation and this includes main engines, thrusters, switchboard and automation, cranes, A-frame, stern rollers and deck machinery. Work commences immediately with the first AHTS, measuring 92m by 22m, expected to be delivered by 1H2013 and the fourth by 1H2014.
The four vessels will be able to support the latest generation of semi-submersible rigs operating in deep water and harsh environment. They will also have adequate tank capacities and clear deck space of about 650m2 for other offshore applications. The vessels will adopt the latest Dynamic Positioning technology and will be Special Purpose Ship 2008 compliant.
The contract entails the building and outfitting of four Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels. SPO will furnish the major equipment for ST Marine’s installation and this includes main engines, thrusters, switchboard and automation, cranes, A-frame, stern rollers and deck machinery. Work commences immediately with the first AHTS, measuring 92m by 22m, expected to be delivered by 1H2013 and the fourth by 1H2014.
The four vessels will be able to support the latest generation of semi-submersible rigs operating in deep water and harsh environment. They will also have adequate tank capacities and clear deck space of about 650m2 for other offshore applications. The vessels will adopt the latest Dynamic Positioning technology and will be Special Purpose Ship 2008 compliant.
In March this year, ST Marine successfully delivered Pacific Finder, a 68-metre Seismic Survey Vessel to SPO. The vessel is successfully deployed for marine seismic survey in shallow waters for oil and gas clients in the Asia Pacific region.