Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven has signed a contract with Maersk Supply Service A/S for the building of six anchor handling vessels, with options for up to four additional vessels.
The 95 meter long vessels are of SALT 200 AHTS design from Salt Ship Design, and will be built at Kleven’s two shipyards in Norway, Kleven Verft and Myklebust Verft.
“With this contract, Maersk Supply Service is once again placing a new building order in Norway, and with this we have taken the next step in our extensive new-building programme, renewing our fleet with focus on large Anchor Handling Tug Supply and Subsea Support Vessels ,” said Maersk Supply Service CEO Carsten Plougmann Andersen.
The first six vessels are to be delivered between Q4 2016 and Q3 2017. If all options are declared, the last vessel in the series is to be delivered in Q1 2018.