Aker Langsten to build PSV for Simon M?kster

Aker Langsten, one of the shipyards in the Aker Yards Group, has signed an agreement with Simon M?kster Shipping AS of Stavanger, Norway, to build a PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) for approximately $28.6 million. Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for the second quarter of 2005.

The PSV is a MT 6000 MK II. The 3,350 gt vessel is 86 metres long and was designed by Marin Teknikk, located in Tj?rvåg, Norway. The ship features diesel-electric propulsion, and is equipped for stand-by services and for freighting of methanol and other specialized cargo. It has new, optimized hull lines that result in lower fuel consumption.