Four ERRVs ordered from Spanish yard
04 Aug 2010
Artist impression of the emergency response and rescue vessels ordered by Craig Group
The UK-based Craig Group has placed a multi million pound order for four new emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs) with the Spanish shipbuilder Balenciaga Shipyard in northern Spain.
It is anticipated that the new vessels have the potential to create an additional 120 jobs in the North Sea marine industry. Managed by North Star Shipping, a division of the Craig Group, the newbuildings have been earmarked to replace older tonnage. The investment also represents a continued drive by the Group to operate the largest British wholly-owned fleet engaged in the UK offshore industry.
This latest announcement is in addition to the £130 million investment program by Craig Group, which began in 2003 and will have delivered sixteen new vessels by the end of 2010.
Scheduled for delivery in the next two years, the four ERRVs will be built at the Balenciaga Shipyard which has previously delivered twelve vessels to North Star Shipping, with three of these currently under construction.
At present the fleet stands at 30 vessels and includes a mix of Offshore Support, ROV Survey and Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels. The four new ERRVs will be designated NSS-IMT 950s designed by Offshore Ship Designers in Scotland and each will be equipped with one or two daughter craft and one fast rescue craft.
This latest announcement is in addition to the £130 million investment program by Craig Group, which began in 2003 and will have delivered sixteen new vessels by the end of 2010.
Scheduled for delivery in the next two years, the four ERRVs will be built at the Balenciaga Shipyard which has previously delivered twelve vessels to North Star Shipping, with three of these currently under construction.
At present the fleet stands at 30 vessels and includes a mix of Offshore Support, ROV Survey and Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels. The four new ERRVs will be designated NSS-IMT 950s designed by Offshore Ship Designers in Scotland and each will be equipped with one or two daughter craft and one fast rescue craft.
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