ST Engineering secures naval contract

Singapore Technologies Marine Ltd (ST Marine), the marine arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd, has secured a contract in a basket of currencies amounting to about S$200m, to design and build a 141metre landing platform dock (LPD) ship, two 23 metre landing craft mechanised (LCM) and two 13 metre landing craft vehicle and personnel (LCVP) vessels for a navy in the Asia Pacific region. Construction is scheduled to begin in mid 2009 and delivery is planned for in 2H 2012.