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News Ulstein Verft delivered Blue Thunder, the fourth of six medium-sized plat-form supply vessels of the PX121 de- sign from ULSTEIN to Blue Ship Invest, on May 13, 2013. Owned by Blue Ship Invest, a wholly-owned company in Ulstein Group, the PSV is commercially and technically under the management of Atlantic Offshore. It will enter a four-month contract with Statoil, with four monthly options. In the North Sea, PSVs of the PX121 designs are considered medium-sized. The vessels with this design have an optimal combination of fuel-efÞ ciency and deadweight. They have the capacities and performance close to the segment for larger PSVs, but at a cost that provides excellent val- ue-for-money. Blue Thunder measures 83.4 x 18 m, and is designed for a maximum speed of approximately 16 knots. It has a load capacity of 4,200 tons (dwt), and the 850 sq. m. cargo deck can carry a deck load of 2,200 tons. In addition to tanks for oil, water and drilling ß u-ids, the vessel has four stainless steel tanks for ß ammable liquids. Blue Thunder has modern accommodation for 23, and is equipped with a dynamic positioning system IMO class II and meets the requirements of DNVÕs Clean Design notation. Ulstein Delivers PSV PSV(Photo: Ulstein Group/Per Eide Studio) (Photo: Ulstein Group) From left: Captain Jan Gunnar Forland, managing director Ul- stein Verft Kristian Sætre, lady sponsor orild Bugge, manag-ing director Blue Ship Invest Lars Lühr Olsen and project manager Per Svein Brekke. (Photo: Ulstein Group/Per Eide Studio) June 201314 MTRMTR #5 (1-17).indd 14MTR #5 (1-17).indd 146/3/2013 2:27:14 PM6/3/2013 2:27:14 PM