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Ulstein Design has signed contracts with the Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Sevilla to deliver design and equipment packages for two Ulstein PX105 platform supply vessels.

The ships will be built for the shipping company EDT Offshore Ltd, Cyprus and the contract is worth around NOK 240 million. The Ulstein Group will supply design, detail documentation and main equipment which include products such as main switchboards, bridge and control room consoles, Ulstein IAS (integrated alarm and surveillance system), Ulstein COM and navigation equipment.

The vessels will have the classification Clean Design (double hull), comfort class V3, dynamic positioning (DP2), ample capacity with 1,000 sq. metres of deck space and a deck load capability of 3,000 tonnes. The 4,700 DWT vessels are 88.8 metres long and 19metres wide and have accommodations for 23 persons. The ships are scheduled for delivery in April and August 2009.