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propellers, alongside two hydraulically driven, 50kW bow thrusters. As a result, each vessel can count on a speed of 25.1knots, providing a maximum range of 700nm. Damen was also recently contracted to build up to
nine patrol vessels for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Te order will include the delivery of four Stan Patrol 4207, one Stan Lander 5612 and four Stan Patrol 3007 types, the first of which is pencilled in for delivery in early 2014.
Vessel launch and delivery Ulstein PSV takes to North
Sea Ulstein has delivered the fourth of six platform supply vessels (PSVs) to Blue Ship Invest, a wholly-owned company within the Ulstein Group. Falling under the commercial and technical management of Atlantic Offshore, the vessel, named Blue Thunder, has a length of 83.4m and a beam of 18m. Te PSV’s 850m² cargo deck is capable of handling
loads of up to 2,200tonnes, and can accommodate up to 23 persons. Equipped with a dynamic positioning 2 (DP2) system, the vessel has a total deadweight of 4,200tonnes and can achieve a top speed of 16knots. Blue Tunder is scheduled to enter an initial four-month contract with energy major Statoil, deployed in the North Sea. DNV has also classed the ship and awarded it Clean Design notation.
Tugs Rolls-Royce and Drydocks
World sign LNG tug agreement Rolls-Royce and Drydocks World Dubai have teamed up to collaborate on the development of a series of LNG-powered tugs for deployment in the Middle East. Drydocks World’s in-house design team will handle the architecture of these vessels, with Rolls-Royce supplying various items of power and propulsion equipment, including the latter group’s Bergen range of medium-speed gas engines. An MOU to this effect has been signed by
Khamis Juma Buamim, chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World, and Neil Gilliver, president for merchant marine, Rolls-Royce, in Dubai. Gilliver comments: “We are pleased to be working with Drydocks World to integrate highly efficient LNG power and propulsion systems into LNG-powered tugs for the Middle East market. This cooperation further demonstrates our commitment to helping customers improve their operational efficiency and reduce environmental impact.” Buamim adds: “We are at the threshold of a new era in environmental management for maritime sustainable development. Drydocks World is developing a new product, the ‘Green Tug’…an LNG-powered tug that will comply with new emission control regulations.” SBI
The DNV-classed, Ulstein-built Blue Thunder can achieve a top speed of 16knots
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