Kleven signs MoU for second De Beers mining vessel

The vessel, designed by Norwegian design company Marin Teknikk, will be 176m long in total, making it the longest vessel to date to be built at the Kleven yard in Ulsteinvik. Kleven delivered the first vessel for De Beers Marine Namibia, the SS Nujoma, in June 2016.

‘With unrivalled sample quality and a fuel consumption 30% lower than expected, the SS Nujoma has been a success story for us from the start. We are really pleased with the vessel and the great partnership we have with Kleven and Marin Teknikk, and the realization of a mining vessel is the natural next step for us,’ said Mike Curtis, head of projects, De Beers Marine.

Ståle Rasmussen, CEO, Kleven, added: ‘We are really pleased to continue our partnership with De Beers Marine Namibia, and to work with them on the realization of this extraordinary vessel. At this stage it is an MoU, but both parties have every intention of turning this into a firm agreement during the first few months of 2018.”