Jaya delivers second sophisticated ice class AHTS vessel
Leading offshore energy services provider, Jaya Holdings Limited, has delivered its second new build ice class anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) to Canadian buyers, Atlantic Towing Limited. The 16,000 BHP vessel was delivered on 7 February 2014 in Singapore and was christened the “Atlantic Merlin” at a naming ceremony held on February 11. She was previously known as “Jaya Sovereign” until her delivery to Atlantic Towing. Atlantic Merlin is a sister ship of “Atlantic Kestrel”, which was delivered to Atlantic Towing in November 2012, the shipbuilder said in a press release.
For emergency oil spill response purposes, both Jaya Sovereign and Jaya Majestic feature oil recovery tanks, and dispersant booms. Jaya Sovereign is the larger vessel with a 22-metre beam, whilst Jaya Majestic has a beam of 19.5 metres, wider than most comparable ships in the region, thus giving enhanced stability. Jaya Sovereign is fitted with a 400 tonne line-pull Brattvaag anchor handling and towing winch, whilst Jaya Majestic has a 300 tonne line pull winch from the same manufacturer. Jaya Sovereign was built to Wartsila’s VS4622 design, and the specifications will be familiar to those in the offshore industry. Jaya Sovereign achieved a continuous bollard pull of over 200 metric tons on her sea trials.
Jaya Holdings (JAYA:SP) is a leading Offshore Energy Services Group, headquartered in Singapore. The Jaya Group provides a wide range of services and solutions to the offshore oil and gas E&P domain. Specialised offshore assets are designed and constructed to exacting quality standards and rigorous time schedules in our fully owned facilities in Singapore and Indonesia (Batam). When required, Jaya also outsources construction to reputed builders whose infrastructure and quality standards have been audited comprehensively. Such outsourced construction is closely monitored and supervised by Jaya’s in-house team.