MacGregor bags winch package contract from Nam Cheong

MacGregor bags winch package contract from Nam Cheong

HELSINKI, Finland -- MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a winch package contract from Nam Cheong Limited.

Eight-point MacGregor mooring systems, with a 150-tonne line pull/270-tonne brake holding capacity, tugger winches and capstans have been specified for two new 500-men accommodation work barges being built at the yard. An option remains for two more barges.

The 123 m barges are scheduled for delivery in 2016. They will enter service for one of the largest accommodation/work barge specialists in Asia, Perdana Petroleum Berhad.

"Our winches have been chosen by these leading companies because of their proven reliability and performance," says Francis Wong, V.P., Segment Sales, MacGregor Offshore.

Malaysia-based Perdana Petroleum Berhad says that the new vessels will help the company take full advantage of the increasing demand for accommodation barges in the market from maintenance contracts and EOR activities.