Aker wins DOF contract

Aker Yards has signed a contract with DOF ASA for building of three Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels (AHTS). All the vessels will be of Aker Yards’ own design and equipped for operations in the Brazilian market. The three ships are scheduled for delivery at the end of 2010, mid 2011 and towards the end of 2011 respectively.

Aker Yards Project in Ålesund has developed this new design, and the vessels will be built at Aker Yards in Brazil.

Two of the vessels will be of the Aker Yards AH 12 design with a length of 95 metres and a beam of 24 metres, a service speed of 17 knots and a bollard pull of 300 tonnes. They will be outfitted with the latest equipment within safe AHTS operations, such as the largest AHTS winches, cargorail cranes with manipulators, and new systems for handling rig anchors at stern. In order to obtain a flexible and optimized utilization of the machinery, the vessels will be provided with a hybrid propulsion system, combining a well proven conventional diesel engines, direct driven reduction gearboxes and CP propellers with a diesel electric system.

The third vessel is of Aker Yards AH 05 design, and is 74 meters in length with a beam of 17 meters, a bollard pull of 147 tonnes and a service speed of 12 knots. The vessel will have accommodation for 38 persons.