Havyard-design for Chinese customer

Havyard Group has signed an agreement with Sinopec Corp. (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation) for delivery of design and detail engineering for building of a Havyard 843 CD Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS). Sinopec Corp. is the second largest oil company in China and is listed on Chinese and international stock exchanges.
 
The ship is going to be built at a Chinese shipyard and will be delivered Q2 2012. Operator of the vessel will be Shanghai Offshore Oil Bureau, which is a fully owned subsidiary of Sinopec Corp. Shanghai Offshore Oil Bureau operates today 8 offshore vessels and has one Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) under construction.
 
Havyard 843 CD is developed by Havyard Design and is the next generation AHTS. The vessel is developed in accordance with tomorrow’s needs and for satisfying the new requirements for this type of vessels. High emphasis is put on good stability, safe operation and efficient and building friendly solutions for competitive building and operating cost. The vessel will be equipped with a new concept for the AHT winch arrangement which will ensure safer and more efficient operation than existing vessels. The concept is to replace the traditional “waterfall” winch drum configuration with a “side by side” configuration. This gives lower centre of gravity and better stability in anchor handling operations. There is also high focus on environmental issues and the vessel is designed to satisfy the requirements of Clean Class.
 
Main data for Havyard 843 CD AHTS:
Length: 81,00 m
Breadth: 19,50m
Depth to main deck: 8,50 m
Speed: 17 kts
Bollard pull: 200 tonnes
Accommodation: 34 persons