Contract for building of platform supply vessels
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Farstad Sipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary in Norway, declared
their options for building 2 platform supply vessels (PSV) at STX OSV. One of
the vessels will be built at the STX Yard in Vietnam and one at the STX Yard in
Tomrefjord, Norway (Langsten).
The newbuilds are part of Farstad Shipping's continuous fleet renewal and
represent an investment of approx. NOK 600 mill. Delivery of the vessels will
take place during first half of 2013.
The vessels ordered are of the STX PSV 08 CD design, identical to three of the
vessels ordered in November 2010. This design is a newly developed, medium
sized, diesel electric PSV with a net deck area of approx. 800 m².
Contacts:
CEO Karl-Johan Bakken - tel. +47 901 05 697
CFO Torstein Stavseng - tel. +47 911 07 001
Farstad Shipping's fleet currently consists of 57 vessels (32 AHTS, 23 PSV and
2 SUBSEA) and 6 PSV under construction. The company's operations are run from
Aalesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Macaé and Rio de Janeiro by a
total of 1900 employees onshore and offshore. The company's strategy is to be a
major international supplier of large, modern offshore service vessels to the
oil industry. We also remain committed to solid long-term charter profile for
the fleet.
www.farstad.com
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5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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Source: Farstad Shipping ASA via Thomson Reuters ONE
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Datum: 19.05.2011 - 18:00 Uhr
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