AKER YARDS TO BUILD PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSEL FOR PORTOSALVO LTD.
26.7.2007 Aker Yards has entered into a contract with Portosalvo Ltd.for building of one Platform Supply Vessel based of the design Aker PSV 09 CD.
The value of the contract is approximately NOK 310 million. Delivery is scheduled in 4Q 2010. Portosalvo Ltd. also have an option for one more identical vessel.
Portosalvo Ltd is a UK based subsidiary of the Rimorchiatori Napoletani Group. See web site: www.rimnap.it.
The vessel will be equipped with dynamic positioning, diesel electric propulsion and will have the class notation Clean Design.
The vessels are designed for good sea keeping performance, low fuel consumption and environmental friendly operations. The hull for the vessel will be built at Aker Yards in Romania and outfitted at Aker Yards in Norway.
Roy Reite in charge of Aker Yards' Offshore & Specialized Vessels business area, says: "I am very pleased that Portosalvo again has placed a newbuilding contract with Aker Yards. In the past Aker Yards have built two vessels for Portosalvo Ltd. whereas the last vessel was delivered in 2002".
Fast facts Vessel type. Length Beam. Dwt. capacity. Design. Platform Supply Vessel 86,6 m 19 m 4800 ton Aker PSV 09 CD
