US shipyard to build two Aker PSVs
Aries Marine Corp, based in Lafayette, Louisiana, has signed a letter of intent with Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, Florida, for the construction of two Aker Yards PSV23 DE supply vessels.
This latest AY clean design developed for the Gulf of Mexico is a diesel electric DP 2 vessel with 4 x 1,800 kW gensets installed on the main deck and provides for a total deadweight capacity of approximately 4,370 tonnes. The first vessel is due for delivery in 2010.
Eastern Shipbuilding Group is a shipbuilding and marine repair company specializing in commercial steel and aluminum vessel construction and repair. Eastern also engages in industrial steel fabrication.
This latest AY clean design developed for the Gulf of Mexico is a diesel electric DP 2 vessel with 4 x 1,800 kW gensets installed on the main deck and provides for a total deadweight capacity of approximately 4,370 tonnes. The first vessel is due for delivery in 2010.
Eastern Shipbuilding Group is a shipbuilding and marine repair company specializing in commercial steel and aluminum vessel construction and repair. Eastern also engages in industrial steel fabrication.
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