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ity equipment etc. Meanwhile, to min-imise working at heights and manual handling, man-riding baskets and utility cranes will be installed in the hangar area. The vessel also has a high freeboard, which provides additional safety for the deck crew.? Øvstedal adds that several notable en- vironmental initiatives have been taken when designing the vessel, which also carries the Clean Design notation. These include the diesel electric propulsion,which reduces atmospheric emissions,while the ship?s electrical winches mean there will be absolutely zero emissions ofhydraulic oil. ?As befitting Statoil?s requirements, which were detailed in a stringent speci-fication, the ?Seven Viking? is a vessel of unmatched technical and operational ca-pacity within this sector,? he said. ?We have been working together to find tailored solutions for the client?s demands and have come up with a next generation vessel that makes incremental steps for- ward in IMR ship development. The vessel is scheduled to launch in December 2012, marking the beginning of a new Viking age on the North Sea?s most tempestuous waters. HOS Signs HOSMAX310 OSV Options with Eastern Shipbuilding Hornbeck Offshore Services exercised two of its 24 option, 302 x 64 x 26-ft. HOSMAX310 Offshore Support Vessels with Eastern Shipbuilding. Eastern is now under contract to construct 10 of these vessels for Hornbeck. The two ad- ditional option vessels are being built to the STX SV310 design from STX Ma-rine. These vessels have been designated as the HOSMAX series by Hornbeck andare USCG, ABS, SOLAS, DPS-2, AC Diesel-Electric powered, twin Z-drive propelled OSVs. The vessels feature four CAT 3516C 16-cylinder turbo-charged Tier III diesel generator engines that are rated 1825 kW at 1,800 rpm. Mainpropulsion power is provided by two GE Energy furnished Hyundai 2500 kW 690VAC motors driving two Schottel SRP 2020 FP Z-Drives with nozzles rated at 2,500 kW at 1,025 rpm each for a totalof 6,704 Hp. Schottel also provides two STT 4 fixed pitch tunnel thrusters rated at 1,180 kW at 1,170 rpm, each with di-rect coupled Hyundai 690VAC electric motors. GE Energy provides the com- plete system integrated diesel electric package, including the propulsion andthruster drives, motors, control systems, DP system, switchboards, motor controlcenters, automation and navigation/ com- munication electronics. The vessel is ca- pable of a maximum speed of 14 knotswith a cruising speed of 12 knots.All 10 of the HOSMAX vessels under contract are USCG, SOLAS, ABS Classed A1, Offshore Support Vessel Ocean Service, Loadline, AMS,ACCU, Circle E, , with additionalABS Class notations UWILD, ENVIRO, DPS-2 and FFV-1. The total below-deck capacities of the HOSMAX310 include 285,645 gal. of diesel fuel, 610,137 gal. of drill/ballast water, 21,509 barrels of liquid mud, 14,347 cu. ft. of dry-bulk mud, 2,212 bar- rels of methanol and 62,538 gals. of potable water. STX Marine with offices in Canada and the United States provides the design based on the very successful and proven Eastern Shipbuilding ?Tiger Shark Class? series. Five (5) other offshore supply vessels in this series have been delivered to Eastern?s clients; these vessels are al- ready proven themselves in worldwide operations. The fully integrated bridge is arranged for increased visibility and fea-Visit us on Booth 3309 at the International Workboat Show Visit us on Booth 3309 at the International Workboat Show November 2012www.marinelink.com 43MR#11 (42-49):MR Template 11/7/2012 3:32 PM Page 43