UT-Design OSVs to be built at Hyundai

The ships will be built to the UT 776 CD platform supply vessel design, specifically for supplying equipment and services to deepwater oil and gas platforms. The 4,400-tonne, 97m long PSVs will feature a Rolls-Royce equipment package including a diesel-electric propulsion system for improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions when operating at reduced power levels. The propulsion system meets current Clean Design standards. The vessels will be built at the Hyundai’s shipyard in Ulsan, Korea, and are scheduled for delivery in 2013 and 2014. The shipowner has not been named.

Jørn Heltne, Rolls-Royce senior vice-president ship technology offshore, said: “Rolls-Royce UT design vessels are the benchmark in the deep water offshore oil and gas sector, combining proven ship design with leading edge marine technology. This latest order develops our long term relationship with Hyundai as a builder of these advanced vessels, designed to operate safely in the most challenging conditions.”

Hyundai’s president and CEO W.G. Choe said: “We are extremely pleased to enter into this deepwater market segment by building offshore vessels of a world leading design from Rolls-Royce.”