Zhejiang Shipbuilding completes delivery of 12 ULSTEIN designed PSVs
Zhejiang Shipbuilding completes delivery of 12 ULSTEIN designed PSVs
ULSTEINVIK, Norway -- Zhejiang Shipbuilding in Ningbo, China, delivered Sea Swift, the final of twelve platform supply vessels (PSV) of the large PX105 design, to ship owner Deep Sea Supply on Oct. 23, 2014. In addition to the basic design, ULSTEIN has delivered a comprehensive package of systems and equipment as well as on-site support.
The Zhejiang yard, a part of the Sinopacific Group, delivered all the Deep Sea Supply vessels during 2013 and 2014. The twelve vessels are constructed for operations all over the world. Several of them are currently working in the North Sea.
The Deep Sea Supply vessels are 88.9 m long and 19 m in the beam. The vessels have diesel electric propulsion and can keep up a speed of 15.5 knots. The loading deck area is in excess of 1,000 sq m and the vessels each have a dead weight of 4,700 tonnes. The X-BOW hull line design eliminates slamming from head sea, increases comfort and safety and reduces fuel consumption. The vessels comply with the DNV requirements of either the clean or clean design standard.
Finn Amund Norbye, CEO of Deep Sea Supply said, “ULSTEIN participated in the vessels' construction and was also responsible for the electrical installations. Communication and quality of work have been good. We have taken delivery of twelve large state-of-the-art PSVs in approximately eighteen months, which must be considered to be very satisfactory.”
ULSTEIN’s equipment deliveries include diesel electric propulsion and engines, and the system deliveries include power distribution and propulsion, automation, internal communication and entertainment, navigation and radio. The vessels were among the first in which ULSTEIN had the switchboards produced at their own company in Ningbo, reducing delivery time due to shipment.
Following the delivery of 'Sea Swift', Deep Sea Supply has a fleet of 40 vessels, compromising of 15 AHTS vessels and 25 PSVs.
