Keppel wins Brazilian shipbuilding contracts
Ahead of its anticipated opening in 1Q2012, Keppel Singmarine Brasil (KSM Brasil) has secured two newbuild contracts covering seven vessels worth about S$140 million ($113m) from fleet operators in Brazil, Seatrade Asia reports.
KSM Brasil is Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd's new 7.6-ha shipbuilding facility in the state of Santa Catarina, and is to specialise in constructing Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs) such as Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels, Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), Oil Recovery Support Vessels and harbour/terminal tugboats. The new facility in Brazil is also able to fabricate offshore steel structures and support major projects undertaken by Keppel's BrasFELS yard in Angra dos Reis.
The first contract entails building a series of six 45-tonne bollard pull twin-screw Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) harbour tugboats, for REBRAS - Rebocadores do Brasil S.A. (SMIT Rebras). Keppel Singmarine has been building harbour tugs for Smit in Singapore for the past 20 years and that cooperation is now "deepened and expanded to the new frontier in Brazil," says the company.
In the second contract, the yard will construct a large-sized 4500dwt PSV based on its proprietary MTD 9045P-DE design for Keppel O&M's Brazilian ship-owning arm, Guanabara Navegacao Ltda (GNL).This is the first vessel constructed under the business model to build Offshore Support Vessels in anticipation of demand in Brazil, and such vessels will be offered for bare-boat charter or sale upon completion.
Mr Hoe Eng Hock, Executive Director of KSM Brasil, commented, "Petrobras will need over 100 Brazilian-built offshore support vessels by 2020, to facilitate the exploration and development of the Santos Basin's deep water pre-salt fields. We see a growing market for purpose-built support vessels that can operate safely and efficiently offshore Brazil."
KSM Brasil is Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd's new 7.6-ha shipbuilding facility in the state of Santa Catarina, and is to specialise in constructing Offshore Support Vessels (OSVs) such as Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels, Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), Oil Recovery Support Vessels and harbour/terminal tugboats. The new facility in Brazil is also able to fabricate offshore steel structures and support major projects undertaken by Keppel's BrasFELS yard in Angra dos Reis.
The first contract entails building a series of six 45-tonne bollard pull twin-screw Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) harbour tugboats, for REBRAS - Rebocadores do Brasil S.A. (SMIT Rebras). Keppel Singmarine has been building harbour tugs for Smit in Singapore for the past 20 years and that cooperation is now "deepened and expanded to the new frontier in Brazil," says the company.
In the second contract, the yard will construct a large-sized 4500dwt PSV based on its proprietary MTD 9045P-DE design for Keppel O&M's Brazilian ship-owning arm, Guanabara Navegacao Ltda (GNL).This is the first vessel constructed under the business model to build Offshore Support Vessels in anticipation of demand in Brazil, and such vessels will be offered for bare-boat charter or sale upon completion.
Mr Hoe Eng Hock, Executive Director of KSM Brasil, commented, "Petrobras will need over 100 Brazilian-built offshore support vessels by 2020, to facilitate the exploration and development of the Santos Basin's deep water pre-salt fields. We see a growing market for purpose-built support vessels that can operate safely and efficiently offshore Brazil."
