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May 15, 2003 Maersk orders PSVs in Brazil The contract includes an option for the construction of two more vessels. The two UT745L PSVs will be the largest to be built in Brazil. They are suitable for operations in harsh environments. To be delivered in July and November 2005 respectively, the construction of the vessels will comply with stringent international shipbuilding standards. Jorn Steen Nielsen, President of Maersk Broker, said, "We have visited the facilities of BrasFELS yard, and are impressed with their project management ability, safety standards, engineering and production capabilities as well as housekeeping." "It is our expectation that FELS Setal will be able to meet its commitment to complete the PSVs on time in accordance with specifications." Tay Kim Hock, President of FELS Setal, said, "FELS Setal has accumulated a firm track record for quality work on time and within budget, technical expertise and safety since its establishment three years ago. "Our ability to clinch this contract to build the PSVs for a renowned owner like Maersk is a vote of confidence for FELS Setal. More importantly, it demonstrates a measure of success in the efforts of the Brazilian government and shipyard fraternity to revitalize the local shipbuilding industry." To be classed with Lloyds Register of Shipping, the two vessels will be built in BrasFELS Yard, which is the largest shipyard in the Southern Hemisphere. Measuring 89.4 m long with a deadweight capacity of 45,00 tons, each vessel will be fitted with the latest technology in navigation, dynamic positioning and cargo handling equipment. The vessels will be built for registration under the Brazilian flag and fully manned with Brazilian officers and ratings. The construction will be for world-wide trading and in line with the very high internal shipbuilding standards, fitted with the latest technology in navigation, dynamic positioning and cargo handling equipment. The newbuildings are expected to be financed locally in Brazil via BNDES, after having received due priority from the Department of Merchant Marine (DMM). The construction of these vessels will reinstate Maersk Brasil as a Brazilian flag shipowner, a position held during the period from 1981 to 1996, when Maersk Brasil owned and operated five supply vessels purchased from Petrobras. Maersk Brasil currently operates, in cooperation with Maersk Supply Service, 10 large anchor handling tug supply vessels on charter to Petrobras and Shell. "The newbuilding contract reaffirms the confidence the A.P. Moller/Maersk Group has in the development of the Brazilian offshore shipping industry, in which we have participated for more than 25 years, and in which we intend to grow. We expect this first newbuilding experience in Brazil to be positive and also to serve as base for a possible further engagement in newbuilding projects in Brazil" says Mr Viggo Andersen, Managing Director, Maersk Brasil. In its three years of operations, FELS SETAL has positioned itself as the No. 1 offshore fabrication and construction yard in Brazil, and secured $400 million worth of repair and conversion contracts. Currently, the FELS Setal group is building the three first AHTS type vessels ever to be built in Brazil. The first vessel, the B-101 AHTS Geonisio Barroso, was launched on March 31, 2003. The delivery date of this vessel will be in October. SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW PSV TYPE VESSELS
LOA/beam - 89.40/18.8 m |
