Xiamen Shipbuilding Bags 10 PSVs
China’s Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry has inked deals for construction of 10 platform supply vessels (PSV) with Singapore’s MK Marine and Malaysia’s Nam Cheong.
The PSVs that Xiamen has won are the types of 78M and 75M; the former type has 78m in length and 18.6m in breadth, capable of operating at 13 knots while the latter one has 75m, 8m and 17.25m in length, breadth and height, respectively, capable of moving at 12.5 knots.
Both types of PSVs are researched and developed by Xiamen on its own.
Speaking more specifically on the contracts, Xiamen has won four PSVs of 78M from MK Marine and four 78M PSVs with two 75M type from Nam Cheong.
Meanwhile, the Chinese builder is said to be standing on 35 vessels on order in offshore segment, having slots on schedule till 2015.