Kleven builds gas powered coastguard ship

Myklebust Verft in Gursken, Norway has entered into a contract with Rem?y Management, Norway, for the delivery of a coastguard vessel, with an option for one additional unit. The vessel is a VS 794 CGV design, developed in close cooperation between owner and yard, designed by Vik-Sandvik of Fitjar, Norway.

The newbuilding will be the first coastguard vessel with gas-driven propulsion system and is designed for towing- and rescue operations, oil recovery and fire fighting. The length will be 93 m, breadth 16.60 m and the bollard pull 100 tonnes.

Myklebust Verft, a subsidiary of Kleven Maritime Group, is experienced in building coastguard vessels having earlier delivered vessels to Faroe Islands, France as well as Norway. The yard now has 7 vessels under construction and the order backlog amounts to over $180 million.