Ulstein Design & Solutions has entered into an extensive contract with Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd, China, on the delivery of ship design & equipment to four PX121 type platform supply vessels. Ship owner is the Singapore based Otto Offshore Ltd., who will receive all vessels in 2016. The contract also includes an option for […]
Building for stock has proven fruitful for Malaysia-based Nam Cheong Limited as the company cashes in approximately USD 90 million via sale of one Platform Support Vessel, one Accommodation Work Vessel, and two Anchor Handling Towing Supply Vessels. Leong Seng Keat, Nam Cheong’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are pleased to see that the strong momentum has continued, with these […]
Grup Servici Petroliere (GSP), a Romania-based member of Upetrom Group, has decided to bolster its Platform Support Vessel (PSV) fleet by acquiring three new DPS-2 vessels. The PSVs are equipped with a DPS-2 positioning system and are built under ABS supervision, having class notation fire-fighting class 1 (ABS +A1 (E) Offshore Support Vessel, UWILD, Fi […]
Vroon Offshore Services has ordered two additional platform supply vessels (PSV) of the ULSTEIN PX121 design, to be built by COSCO (Guang Dong) Shipyard Co. Ltd. Ulstein has entered into an agreement with COSCO on delivering ship design, power & control equipment and on-site follow-up services. The first of six vessels in this series, VOS Pace, […]
Wilson Sons, a Brasilian-based port, maritime and logistics services operators, and Damen Shipyards Group have signed a contract for two Damen PSV 5000’s at the International Tug, Salvage & OSV Convention. The PSV 5000’s, measuring 85m in length and 19m in width, will feature a diesel-electric propulsion line with DP2 station keeping capabilities. The vessels will […]
The scaled up version of the Damen PSV 3300, PSV 5000 is sparking considerable interest from high profile orders after its launch last year. The latest to recognize the benefits of this slender design, is Atlantic Towing (USA) which has ordered four ice-strengthened PSV 5000 vessels to meet its demanding 10-year offshore support contract […]
COSCO Guangdong Shipyard has launched VOS Pace, the first of six Platform Support Vessels (PSV) under construction at the shipyard to be delivered to Vroon Offshore Services (VOS). VOS Pace is an Ulstein PX121 design PSV, currently under construction at the shipyard for Vroon Offshore Services. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2015 and are intended […]
Malaysian offshore marine player Nam Cheong Limited has disclosed the sale of another four vessels worth approximately $92 million. Three platform supply vessels (PSV) with 3,000 dwt each, equipped with Dynamic Positioning System 2 (DP2), have been sold to an oilfield services company based in Asia. The sale of a 200-men accommodation work boat, also equipped with DP2, […]
Nordic American Offshore Ltd. (NAO) has entered into firm agreements to purchase two newbuilding Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) with essentially similar design and capabilities as its current fleet. The PSVs will be built on the Western coast of Norway by Aukra, part of Vard shipbuilding group. The vessels are particularly well suited for operations in the […]
The Brazilian built CBO Ipanema, a platform supply vessel (PSV) of the PX105 design from Ulstein, was delivered to CBO on 7 June 2014. She will be operating for Petrobras on an eight-year contract. The ship is the fourth and final in a series of this design built for CBO at Alianca Estaleiros in Niteroi, Rio de […]
