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In the Yard

New Ship & Boat designs, contracts & deliveries

New Contracts

ESG Delivers C.D. White

Eastern Shipbuilding Group delivered in Vancouver, Canada. The sister vessel, the ? rst of two 80-ft. 5,100 HP Z-Drive the M/V A. Thomas Higgins is currently

Austal

Tugs, the M/V C.D. White. The vessel under construction at Eastern’s Allanton built for Bisso Offshore on January 8, Facility.

SGTM Orders Catamaran 2020 has completed its bollard pull testing These two new Robert Allan RApport

SGTM awarded Austal Limited witnessed by the American Bureau of Ship- 2400 design tugs have been customized a $10.7m contract to build a 41-meter, high-speed catama- ping (ABS) and received its USCG Sub-M by the designer, the builder, and owner ran. The new vessel is based

Certi? cate of Inspection (COI). to provide speci? c operational features on Austal Australia designed

The M/V C.D. WHITE is a RAL RAp- including a high bollard pull forward and vessel, with customer de? ned port 2400 Z-Drive Ship-handling Tug de- aft, enhanced maneuverability and escort design modi? cations to be sign provided by Robert Allan Ltd located performance, better fuel economy, crew undertaken in Vietnam before construction commences there by March, 2020 with delivery approximately one year later. The 41.2 x 10.9 x 2 m ferry will sport 4x MTU 12V2000 M72 engines and 4x

Kamewa 56A3 waterjets.

Sølvtrans Signs Contract

Myklebust Verft

Myklebust in Gursken signed its fourth wellboat contract with Sølvtrans Rederi in Åle- sund. The vessel is based on

Kongsberg NVC 389, the de- sign being used for one vessel already under construction at

Myklebust for Sølvtrans. The new hull will also be built at

Photo: ESG

Hat-San. Delivery from Mykle- bust is set for October 2021.

New OSV Design from Damen

Hybrid Self-discharging

Bulkers for Aasen

Damen developed a new concept vessel, vessel is primarily designed to operate on

A pair of 9,300 DWT self- the Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) 9020, DP. The hull features equally good ahead discharging bulk carriers featuring a stable platform with lots of and astern performance. being built for Norway’s Aasen accommodation, good station-keeping The vessel pro? le ensures low wind

Shipping at the Royal Bodewes capability, low carbon emissions and ? ex- catch. The four identical azimuthing thrust- shipyard in the Netherlands ibility to add mission-speci? c tools. OSV ers are arranged symmetrically: two on will be the ? rst of their kind 9020 provides living space for up to 120. the stern and two on the bow. This ensures to be ? tted with a hybrid

Interior is designed to ensure those on maximum station-keeping performance propulsion solution. Wärtsilä board will feel at home, with many person- while avoiding high noise levels in the ac- secured an order in December alization options. commodation. 2019 to provide the complete

A helicopter deck is integrated in the de- Although the main bene? ts of the design system design and full equip- sign, increasing the vessel ? exibility. The are seen during station-keeping, the transit ment scope for two newbuilds. 66 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • February 2020

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