Ulstein wins largest contract yet

The 88.9m long and 21m wide SX157 design vessels are being built for the Dutch company ALP Maritime Services and are primarily designed for towing large structures over long distances, delivering in the range of 300 ton bollard pull.

“This is a very important contract, involving activities in a new market for us and with a new customer involved. The contract is a result of close cooperation with the shipyard, the ship owner and our partners in the Norwegian maritime cluster, a cooperation we will work to develop further in the years to come,” said deputy CEO, Tore Ulstein of the Ulstein Group.

They will also be outfitted with DP2 and anchor handling capacity in order to assist during the installation and hook-up phase for towed objects. The SX157 tugs will have the fuel capacity to tow over long distances, with the ability to tow at full power for 45 days.

Additionally, they are equipped as anchor handling vessels with a stern roller, a three-drummed winch with 400 tonne hoisting capacity and with chain lockers for rig chain.

As part of the package, Ulstein will also be responsible for supplying the engines, thrusters and propellers, winch, power distribution and thruster drives, control system and communication systems for the vessels.

The vessels will be built at Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair, a yard in the Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. (MES) Group, and are planned for delivery in Q4 2015 and Q1 2016.