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important addition to our fleet. This au- tumn, the vessel will be installing a se- ries of production trees on the seabed inthe Norwegian Sea for a Norwegian oil company. This is a complicated operation, but we are confident, that with the right crew, this vessel is the best equipment for the job. Our experience with its sister vessels, Island Constructor, also delivered by USTEIN, is very good and we there- fore have great expectations for the new vessel, said vard Ulstein. The 120 x 25-m vessel can accommo- date 100 persons. It is fitted with a tower for module handling, moonpool, OV hangar, offshore crane, helipad, and a iesel-electric propulsion system. The vessel is also equipped with USTEIN COM and USTEIN IAS. BUBN SES AAN hejiang Shipbuilding Co., td. an af- filiate to Sinopacific Shipbuilding roup, held the delivery and naming ceremony of global lead vessel P105, a ship built for Bourbon Offshore Nor- way on the morning of August 9. The company leaders and the ship owner?s representatives attended this grand ceremony, where P105 was named as BOUBON FONT. As an offshore support vessel de- signed by USTEIN, P105 features an overall length of 88.8m, breadth of 19m, depth of 8m, DWT of 00T, and max- imum speed of 15.5 knots. Since theship?s shape integrates USTEIN?s lat- est design concept, namely -BOW, the linear box is capable of conquering hugewaves in the terrible marine environ- ment.Besides, a set of retractable and all-di-rection propeller and super-silent shrouded propeller at the bow can in- crease the ship speed and enhance DP2positioning functions considerably. The successful launch of P105 off- shore support vessel is undoubtedly a sign that Sinopacific Shipbuilding roup has owned the world?s leading construction technology of offshore support vessels, and has developed into a shipbuilding base for offshore support vessels with high value added. Mean- while, it?s a landmark for the future con- struction of P105 offshore support vessel. Harvey Invests in LNG-Powered Boats Signal Shipbuilding Emerges as the Winner for this Landmark 3-Boat, $165m Deal arvey ulf International Marine will sign a deal for three N-powered offshore ves- sels to be built by Signal Shipbuilding. At a arvey ulf board meeting held on Satruday, August 2, the ouisiana-based operators management team approved the 165 million deal, said arvey ulf International Marine Chairman CEO, Shane J. uidry. Also,the Board approed an additional illion for another newbuilds, as well as 5 illion for acuisitions. The SV10DF vessels, designed by ST Marine Inc., are a dual-fuel design, with N capacity for seven days with three engines running at full power. The deadweight is 5,520dwt at load line and the transit speed is1 knots. With the stringent overnmental demands for both reduced emissions and clean burning energy use, arvey ulf has decided to make the capital investment, uidry said.arvey ulf International Marine is also building a series of three reen 00 offshore support vessels. The arvey Sup- porter, scheduled for delivery ins November, will be the first OSV in the U.S. to be constructed to the rigid regulatory stan -dards required for ENVIO, reen Passport (P) certification by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). The two SV10DF N dual-fuel PSVs are also to receive a similar class notation. The ouisiana-based company, specialiing in towing drilling rigs and providing Offshore Supply and Multi-Purpose Support Vessels for deepwater water operations in the U.S. ulf of Mexico, has in recent years aggressively pursued a path of focused growth and acquisition. arvey ulfs newer vessels are typically characteried by state-of-the-art technology, usually outfitted above and beyond simple regulatory requirements. The deal to acquire still more vessels, this time focusing on clean running N tonnage, appears to further that trend. ? Joe KeefePicture courtesy of STXM Harvey Gulf International Marine's LNG powered PSV SV310DF Design. September 2011www.marinelink.com 45