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16 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? AUGUST 2014 OFFSHORE SERVICE VESSELS for 10 passengers and 10 crew members. Seattle-based Naval Architecture and Marine En- gineering company Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) won a contract to deliver the Design Package and Class Approval Package for two GPA 150M FSVs. The ships for Enterprise Shipping, awarded in a con-tract to build two Fast Supply Vessels for Petróleos Mexicano (Pemex) earlier in 2014, will be built at Ma-ritima de Ecologia S.A. de C.V., (Marecsa), in Mazat- lán, Mexico. GPA developed a shallow draft ship with exceptional seakeeping capabilities designed to offer a stable working platform to its crew. The 52- x 10-m vessels provide accommodations for nine crew and can transport 80 passengers with a deck cargo capacity to transport up to 250 mt of supplies on a 261 sq. m. of clear deck area. Equipped with four engines (7,200 hp total), two bow thrusters (150 hp each) and three aux-iliary engines (2x 250 kW, 1x 99 kW), the convention- ally driven 350 mt dwt vessels will have a service draft speed of 20 knots. The FSVs will be constructed in full compliance to meet ABS, +A1, AMS, H.S.C. Crewboat Notation and DPS-1 requirements. Construction of the vessels is expected to commence this summer, with delivery expected in 2016.CMM took delivery of a Damen Platform Supply Vessel 3300. The 80-m, 3,300t dwt vessel CMM Grav- ity will be deployed in the Brazilian waters from June 2014 on a 4+4 year contract with Petrobras. For CMM (Compagnie Maritime Monégasque S.A.M.), the ves-sel will mark a next step in its plans to expand in the offshore space and expand its offering by developing its capabilities as an OSV operator. It is the yard?s seventh delivery of Damen?s new mid-size PSV 3300 design. This vessel will be compliant to Petrobras speciÞ ca-tions, including Petrobras Annex V. Next to the 728 sq. m. deck with a 1,500-metric-ton deck load capacity, the vessel will feature extensive tank capacities to handle different types of ß uids and bulk. The vessel has a DP2 system which relies on four generator sets, two Azimuth thrusters and two bow thrusters. The 14-knot, 16.2-m wide (molded) vessel will be LR-classiÞ ed for worldwide deployment. The most remarkable feature includes the bulb-less axe bow as developed by Damen, and the bright red that CMM has selected for its corporate color. Cat power was the choice for four ocean-going tow-ing vessels designed by Ulstein Design and Solutions. Each vessel will have four 9 M 32 C propulsion en-gines, rated at 4,500 bkW at 600 rpm. Also onboard each vessel will be three Cat C32 auxiliary generator sets rated at 940 ekW at 1,800 rpm as well as one Cat C9 generator set to provide emergency power. All four vessels will be equipped with two AEM shaft genera- tors rated at 3,150 ekW at 1,200 rpm. Each vessel has two Cat BCP1330F main propellers, two BTT625 tun-nel thrusters and two BTT419 tunnel thrusters. The MaK and Cat power and propulsion solutions will be delivered over the course of the next year. Designed to tow large structures such as offshore drilling rigs, Ulstein SX157 design vessels offer a 300- ton bollard pull and are capable of operating at full loads for 45 days without refueling. The vessels will be constructed at the Niigata Shipyard in Japan. Atlantic Towing Limited (ATL) won a new 10-year Þ rm contract, plus a total of 15 years of options at the Hornbeck Offshore has emerged as a clear leader in the OSV sector. The com- pany?s  fth OSV new-build program is valued at more than $1.25 billion and consists of four 300 class OSVs,  ve 310 class OSVs, ten 320 class OSVs and  ve 310 class MPSVs. St. Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Fla., delivered the Sea Service, a 157-ft. offshore service vessel (OSV) for A. R. Singh Contractors Ltd. The vessel is an addition to the A. R. Singh Contractors Ltd.  eet and will expand the company?s reach into the Caribbean offshore market. Cat power was the choice for four ocean-going tow-ing vessels designed by Ulstein Design and Solutions. Each vessel will have four 9 M 32 C propulsion en- gines, rated at 4,500 bkW at 600 rpm. Also onboard each vessel will be three Cat C32 auxiliary generator sets rated at 940 ekW at 1,800 rpm as well as one Cat C9 generator set to provide emergency power. Image: Caterpillar MarineMR #8 (10-17).indd 16MR #8 (10-17).indd 168/11/2014 11:31:49 AM8/11/2014 11:31:49 AM