Rolls-Royce today signed a contract with Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group (Sinopacific) in Shanghai for a package of power and propulsion equipment and deck machinery, the company said in its press release.
The contract is to equip nine SPA80A Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels to be designed and built by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group and owned and operated by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ESNAAD.
Each ship will have a bollard pull of 80 metric tonnes, and be equipped with highly efficient Bergen diesel engines, main and tunnel thrusters, electrical power system and a deck machinery package from Rolls-Royce. This represents a suite of reliable and robust technology developed for the most demanding conditions.
The vessels will be built at Sinopacific’s Zhejiang Shipyard and the first vessel is due for delivery in 2017.