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A new design crew boat was recently launched by Lockheed Martin. Líder is the first of two SLICE Crew Transport Vessels (SCTV) the company is building for

Hotelería y Servicios Petroleros, S. A. de C.V. (HSP) of México. HSP in conjunction with

Consultoría y Servicios Petroleros, S.A. de

C.V. (COSEPE) will operate the two vessels, under contract with Mexico's national oil company, Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), to transport workers and limited cargo from

Ciudad del Carmen to the Gulf of Mexico's

Campeche Basin Oil Field, approximately 90 miles offshore.

Built at the FBMA shipyard in the

Philippines, Líder and its sister ship, Tenaz, which is scheduled to be launched later this spring, feature Lockheed Martin's innovative

SLICE design. The company first used this innovative design for a vessel it developed, built and tested for the United States Office of Naval Research. Based on Small

Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) design, the SCTV hull form is designed to improve the operational efficiency and lower the costs for PEMEX by enabling Líder and

Tenaz to operate faster in more challenging sea conditions and still provide a safer, more comfortable ride. Following the dock and sea trials over the next several months, Líder and Tenaz will be transported together to

Mexico for final delivery to HSP this sum- mer. "Today, and even more so in the future, oil exploration and production demands sup- port vessels to go farther from shore and into deeper waters, often exposing passengers to rougher seas and for longer periods of time.

By incorporating the latest technological advancements in offshore marine crew trans- portation in decades, Líder and Tenaz will enable HSP to better serve PEMEX by pro- viding safer, more cost-effective, swifter and more comfortable transportation." said

Carlos Alfaro, chief executive officer of HSP. "We are extremely pleased to launch Líder," said Dave Broadbent, vice president and gen- eral manager of Lockheed Martin's Littoral

Ships & Systems line of business. "Not only are we on budget and on time for delivery

Mexican Rigs First to be Serviced by SLICE news

Main Particulars

Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 m

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 m

Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 m

Full load displacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184 long tons

Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Main engines . . . . . . . . . . .2 x Cummins KTA-50 @ 3,600 bhp

Propellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x CPP

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