COSCO Delivers PSV and Two Jack-up Rigs
Cosco (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of its 51 percent owned Cosco Shipyard Group Co., Ltd., has delivered two jackups to the Foresight Group of companies through United Arab Emirates-based drilling and rig management services firm Hallworthy International FZC.
Cosco Dalian signed the delivery documents for the two jackups,"N527" and "N581" -- possibly Vivekanand 2 (350' ILC) and Vivekanand 3 (350' ILC) -- with the buyer recently.
The jack-up rigs, both measuring 74.09 meters in LOA (length of all), 62.80 meters in width, are designed to operate at water depths of 350 feet and is capable of performing drilling operations at depths of up to 30,000 feet.
Separately, Cosco indicated that Cosco (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd., a unit of Cosco Shipyard, has delivered a platform supply vessel, named "VOS PASSION", to its European buyer. The vessel is 274 feet (83.48 meters) in length, 59 feet (18 meters) in breadth and 26 feet (8 meters) in depth.
These deliveries come after the shipbuilder entered into a contract with a European buyer for three 1750 TEU container vessels, scheduled for delivery in 2019.