Separately, the Group’s ship-repair division also secured conversion and upgrading works for two drilling rigs.
Mr. Ang Kok Tian Chairman and Managing Director comments: “We are pleased with the Group’s progress so far in FY2012, with the orderwinning momentum maintained. Including the latest contract wins, we have secured about S$454.5 million worth of new shipbuilding contracts to date in
FY2012.
The Group has previously announced new shipbuilding contracts worth S$268 million on 11 October 2011 and S$54 million on 10 February 2012.
ASL Marine Holdings Ltd. is a dynamic marine group principally engaged in shipbuilding, shiprepair and conversion, shipchartering and other marine related services, catering to customers from Asia Pacific, South Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Australia. ASL Marine owns and operates shipyards in Singapore, Batam (Indonesia) and Guangdong (China), providing a comprehensive range of marine engineering services spanning myriad sectors/ industries. The Group’s 300,000 dwt graving dry dock in Batam is one of the few docks in the region capable of repairing Capesize vessels. It has a young fleet of about 186 vessels comprising barges, towing tugs, Anchor Handling Tugs, Anchor Handling Towing/ Supply vessels and other vessels for its shipchartering operation.