IMT books AHTS order
09 May 2008
IMT Marine Consultants, a partner in the Offshore Ship Designers group, has been contracted to design a series of eight IMT 957 AHTS/Utility Vessels to be built at Qingao Qianjin Shipyard in Qingdao, China, for Swire Pacific Offshore Pte Ltd. Delivery dates begin in 2010.
Neil Patterson, managing director of IMT says, "It is the first time we have built these vessels in China, and we shall be able to make use of the resources of our OSD Shanghai design office for detailed engineering work and liaison with the yard."
The IMT 957 will have a 3,530 kW power plant delivering 60 tonnes bollard pull on a vessel of 57 m length overall.
IMT has had a very successful first quarter 2008, booking a number of contracts for leading owners. Vroon Offshore Ltd has taken up an option for a further two IMT 955-L standby vessels at Astilleros Zamakona, making the total number on order for Vroon to15 vessels. POET (Pacific Offshore Engineering & Trading Pte Ltd) has contracted two IMT 959 AHTs with a bollard pull of 90 tonnes while Aberdeen-based North Star Shipping has taken up an option for another four IMT 948 standby vessels to be built at Astilleros Balenciaga. Simon M?kster AS in Stavanger has taken the first option for an additional two IMT 955N FIFI-1 field support vessels at the Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant, Yaroslavl, Russia.
Neil Patterson, managing director of IMT says, "It is the first time we have built these vessels in China, and we shall be able to make use of the resources of our OSD Shanghai design office for detailed engineering work and liaison with the yard."
The IMT 957 will have a 3,530 kW power plant delivering 60 tonnes bollard pull on a vessel of 57 m length overall.
IMT has had a very successful first quarter 2008, booking a number of contracts for leading owners. Vroon Offshore Ltd has taken up an option for a further two IMT 955-L standby vessels at Astilleros Zamakona, making the total number on order for Vroon to15 vessels. POET (Pacific Offshore Engineering & Trading Pte Ltd) has contracted two IMT 959 AHTs with a bollard pull of 90 tonnes while Aberdeen-based North Star Shipping has taken up an option for another four IMT 948 standby vessels to be built at Astilleros Balenciaga. Simon M?kster AS in Stavanger has taken the first option for an additional two IMT 955N FIFI-1 field support vessels at the Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant, Yaroslavl, Russia.
