Strategic Marine has completed works on a state-of-the-art 27 metre work barge which will be delivered to the Port of Dampier to service the burgeoning resources sector.
The barge named ‘Alamo’ has been built for Karratha business Offshore Plant Hire and will be chartered to marine operations company Bhagwan Marine.
“ We continue to win repeat contracts because of our ability to utilise our manufacturing capacity in South East Asia at our shipyards in Vietnam and Singapore to deliver quality vessels at highly competitive prices ,” Strategic Marine Operations Manager Scott Nicholls said. “ All our vessels are built to Australian and international standards because of our commitment to a carefully planned expatriate management structure, and technological transfer system. We are extremely excited about the next few years as Strategic Marine cultivates its reputation in new markets within the shipbuilding sector, as well as in providing fabrication, engineering and marine services to world markets “.
Mr Nicholls said that Strategic Marine’s shipbuilding capabilities would continue to diversify into more steel construction, specialist offshore vessels, port operations, towage and security vessels.
The ‘Alamo’, designed in partnership with International Maritime Consultants, will be powered by two Cummins 375kW engines and have a cruising speed of 29 knots.
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World Maritime News Staff, January 22, 2012; Image: StrategicMarine