Crew boat order for Strategic Marine

The vessels will be built at Strategic Marine’s Singapore yard and will be delivered to Indonesian company PT Baruna Raya Logistics in February, April and May 2011.

The 28m vessels will be designed by Strategic Marine and Southerly Designs of Western Australia and incorporate a central deck house with seating for 60 rig crew. They will have fixed pitch propellers, reach speeds of 22 knots and have 55m² of clear deck space. Each of the vessels will be powered by two marine diesel engines to deliver a total 2,400bhp.

Anderson said “Our current order book now stands at more than $200 million and we have many new exciting opportunities on the horizon. We have recently signed a contract to build four electric-powered water taxis at our Singapore yard and our Vietnam yard continues to steam ahead with all of its projects on track.”

The yard will be constructing a second 40m crew boat on speculation after the first 40m crew boat built speculatively was purchased by Tiong Woon. This newbuilding, which will be delivered in approximately October 2010, will incorporate a central deck house with seating for 50 rig crew and will reach speeds of 25 knots. It will be a sister ship to the 14 delivered to a number of clients over the past five years.