Eidesvik exercises Kleven option

The vessel will be Eidesvik’s fifth platform supply vessel powered by natural gas, which company claims makes it the largest provider of LNG powered PSVs. Like its sister ship, which was ordered in July 2010, the vessel is equipped for operations in northern areas and is based on the VS 489 LNG design.

With a length of 89m and beam of 21m, the two ships offer a deck space of more than 1,050m² and have a deadweight of 6,500 dwt. Built to ice class ICE C, they are equipped for oil recovery (OIL REC NOFO 2009) and a capacity for standby vessel duties which, says the company, further increases their market value.

Four LNG dual fuel engines ensure low NOx emissions (a claimed 85% reduction) and reduce CO₂ emissions by a claimed 25%. A new system for or purifying ballast water will be installed.

Wärtsilä is supplying the design, generators, automation and electrical power systems.