Keppel Offshore & Marine has won a S$143m ($115.4m) contract to build a heavy lift sheerleg crane vessel for Asian Lift, Seatrade Asia online reports. Keppel Nantong Shipyard in China will finish building the 5,000-tonne floating crane in the third-quarter of 2013. Keppel O&M claims that the crane will be the largest and most versatile heavy lift sheerleg crane vessel of its kind in the world.
The crane, Asian Hercules III, will serve the offshore oil and gas as well as marine markets in Southeast Asia.
“Southeast Asia is an important market, especially with the high volume of offshore and marine projects being contracted here,” said John Chua, general manager of Asian Lift.
“With the weight of modules and other components increasing, Asian Hercules III will be well placed to meet the needs of the market for greater lifting capacity.”
The crane, Asian Hercules III, will serve the offshore oil and gas as well as marine markets in Southeast Asia.
“Southeast Asia is an important market, especially with the high volume of offshore and marine projects being contracted here,” said John Chua, general manager of Asian Lift.
“With the weight of modules and other components increasing, Asian Hercules III will be well placed to meet the needs of the market for greater lifting capacity.”