CBO Orders PSV Design from ULSTEIN
Brazilian shipowner CBO has placed an order with ULSTEIN for a PX105 type platform supply vessel (PSV) design and equipment package.
The deal encompasses design and an extended main equipment package, including the system solutions ULSTEIN IAS integrated automation system, ULSTEIN COM communication system and ULSTEIN BRIDGE complete integrated radio and navigation equipment. The vessel is designed to comply with the Brazilian state oil company Petrobras 4500 tender, and will be built at Aliança shipyard in Rio de Janeiro scheduled for delivery in Q3 2016.
The contract, which also includes an option for two additional vessels, will see the 11th vessel of ULSTEIN design join CBO’s fleet, of which nine feature the ULSTEIN X-BOW.
CBO Director Alfredo Naslausky explained, “Due to the excellent performance demonstrated by our PX105 and PX106 vessels, we decided to build another ULSTEIN PX105 at the Estaleiro Aliança.”
The PX105 design is a large PSV with accommodation for 23 people. The vessel will be 88.9 meters long and 19 meters wide, and has a cargo deck area of approximately 940 square meters. According to the designer, these vessels have a high operational window and can take on complex assignments far from shore. They come with the X-BOW hull line design feature, in which slamming from waves is eliminated. The vessels are cost-effective and fuel-saving, and the crews get more efficient rest, which also increases safety.
With the current trend of oil and gas production taking place ever further from land, the demand for large PSVs is increasing, said ULSTEIN, which now counts 29 contracted PX105 designs since it was introduced to the market.