Sinopacific holds naming ceremony for first PX105 PSV for Deep Sea Supply
On April 16 in Aberdeen UK, a seaport city on the North Sea, Sinopacific Shipyard and Deep Sea Supply together held a naming ceremony for the first PX105 platform supply vessel (PSV) among 12 ones contracted between Sinopacific and Deep Sea Supply. The vessel was named “SEA FALCON”, the shipbuilder's news release said.
The state-of-the-art PX105 PSV was designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions.
The ceremony was attended by about 80 delegates from offshore oil and gas manufacturers, OSV ship-owners, operators and designers, marine equipment suppliers, classification society, news media, legal and financial services institutions.
General characteristics:
LOA - 88.8m, LBP - 82.0m, Breadth - 19.0m, Depth molded - 8.0m, DWT - 4543t, service speed - 15.7 knots (at 5.0m draft).
PX105 PSV features Ulstein's X-BOW design hull. Generator exhaust emission meets European Automobile Emission Standard and the entire vessel meets Class 3 standard in noise, vibration, temperature, humidity and comfort; fully prepared upon hardware and software for the functional upgrading demands on floating oil recovery and fire control.
SINOPACIFIC has participated in the design and building of 21 types of OSVs. Currently, SINOPACIFIC has about 10 OSV products of proprietary design, which covers both standard design and customized design. More than 130 OSVs that have been delivered to ship-owners are now in stable and reliable operation.
The Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group is a fast-paced, joint venture in China’s shipbuilding industry. The company’s core business includes ship design, shipbuilding and international trade. In 2010, the Group achieved more than RMB10 Billion output value and delivered 57 vessels
