COSL takes delivery of Wartsila designed AHTS duo

Written by Nick Blenkey
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Another two Wärtsilä designed AHTS vessels are to be delivered to COSL this year

OCTOBER 3, 2016 — China’s Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group recently delivered two new Wärtsilä designed Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels to China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL), the owner of China’s largest fleet offshore service vessels in China.

The AHTS vessels are based on Wärtsilä Ship Design’s VS 4612 design, and have been customized to meet COSL’s operational requirements. The design features a reduced environmental impact and an optimized hull line providing lower fuel consumption.

The deliveries of the two ships follows the 2015 deliveries of four Wärtsilä designed AHTS and two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) to the same customer, and which are now in regular operation. The contract for the original six ship designs was placed in December 2012, and another for three new AHTS vessel designs in December 2014.

Wärtsilä says it received excellent feedback from the customer on the six ships already in service, as a result and because of Wärtsilä’s ship design competences, strong local footprint, and proven track record in the offshore industry, COSL opted to deal directly with Wärtsilä for the design of the two new AHTS vessels.

“Wärtsilä’s vast experience in the design of offshore service vessels resulted in important orders from one of the world’s leading offshore operators. Our value proposition related to reducing total lifecycle costs, the optimization of energy efficiency, and our emphasis on environmental sustainability is very much aligned with COSL’s own values,” says Riku-Pekka Hägg, Vice President, Ship Design, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions.

“We have great respect for Wärtsilä’s competences and experience in designing successful offshore service vessels. The six Wärtsilä Ship Design vessels in operation since last year are meeting all our expectations and we are extremely satisfied with them. Wärtsilä’s design portfolio is outstanding and we are very pleased to have them as a partner in this latest project,” says Mr. Cai Dian, Vice General Manager, China Oilfield Service Limited Shipping

 

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