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44Maritime Reporter & Engineering News tures the latest technology in navigation, communication equipment. Damen-design PSVs for Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore Damen Shipyards enhanced its pene- tration in the Brazilian offshore market with six Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), type PSV 4500, built under license by Wilson Sons (Santos, Brazil) for Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore (WSUT). Two vessels have been recently delivered; the other four will be delivered in 2013. Damen and Wilson have had a business relationship for 20 years and the new ves- sels will be supplied to WSUT, a joint venture between Brazilian operator Wil- son, Sons and the Chilean Ultratug groupfor long term charter to Petrobras. To date Wilson, Sons has built 16 Damen PSVs, all for their own fleet. In Brazil local manufacturing is a key factor and the service through Damen Technical Cooperation (offering ships in kit form for completion locally) ensuresthe shipbuilder complies with the 60% local content threshold imposed by thegovernment. Wilson, Sons is the largest operator of harbour tugs in Brazil and already has alarge fleet of Damen vessels comprising Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugs and Platform Supply Vessels (PSV). The 4500 dwt vessel measures 87 x 16 m with a 6.2m draft, offering a large deck area amounting to 840 sq. m. A diesel electric propulsion system comprisingfour Caterpillar 3512C generator sets,each of 1,570 ekW at 1,800 rpm, power two Rolls-Royce azimuth thrusters of 2,500 kW. Fixed pitch propellers of 2,800 mm diameter, with nozzle, deliver a speed of 13 knots (at 5 m draft). A Cater- pillar C9 genset of 238 ekW at 1,800 rpmis for emergency use. Twin bowthrusters are outfitted to aid in maneuverability and the vessel has a dynamic positioning DP2 classification. There is accommoda- tion for 14 crew and up to six passengers. Currently Damen is engaged in the de- sign of a new range of PSVs, which will cover five models, the 3300 (the number relates to the vessels? deadweight), the smaller 1600 and 2500 and the larger 4000 and 5000, which are currently beingdesigned. Together with Wilson, Sons, Damen is developing several other vessel types for the Brazilian offshore market, such as Anchor Handlers, ROV Support Vessels and Well-stimulation Vessels. Bollinger Wins Six OSV Conversions from Hornbeck Bollinger Shipyards won a contract by Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) to convert six 200 class DP1 offshore sup- ply vessels (OSV?s), to 240 class DP2 OSV?s, following an announcement by HOS on September 4, 2012, saying they decided to implement a retrofit program OSV reportArtist rendering of the Hornbeck S240 followingconversion at Bollinger. MR#11 (42-49):MR Template 11/6/2012 3:10 PM Page 44