Aker Yards to outfit ROV Survey / Supply Vessel

Aker Brattvaag, a company in the Aker Yards Group, has signed a contract with Volstad Maritime AS, Alesund, Norway for outfitting of one ROV Survey/Supply vessel at Aker Langsten. The contract is worth approximately NOK 300 million and the newbuilding is scheduled for delivery in June 2005 and the work will start before Christmas 2004.

Peter Tennfjord, Senior Vice President at Aker Langsten says in a comment: “This contract implies that we avoid temporary lay-offs that were previously scheduled from December and into the first quarter of 2005. We are still not at full capacity utilization, but we now have a steadier workload at the yard.”

The ST-253L vessel, designed by Skipsteknisk AS in Alesund, will be 92.5 metres long and 18 metres wide. Main propulsion will be two 2,500kW Azimuth propulsors powered by four Wartsila generator sets, i.e. two 2,880kW 6L32 and two 1,530kW 9L20. The vessel will be built to class DNV A1, E0, SF, Dynpos AUTR, CLEAN, COMF-C3 -V3, Heldk SH, FiFi II.