Malaysia-headquartered offshore support vessel (OSV) provider Nam Cheong has been awarded shipbuilding contracts, valued at $64.5 million, for two dive support vessels (DSVs) and two remote operated landing crafts (ROLCs) by a UAE-based maritime logistics company, marking its first newbuild contract win in over a decade.
The DSVs will be capable of performing a wide range of subsea operations, including diving support, remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support, underwater inspections and maintenance, while the ROLCs, said to be the first-of-a-kind in the world, will be based on the remote-control system developed by SeaOwl Group, and will be completely unmanned and remotely operated via satellite connection from shore station. Equipped with built-in auto-docking, the vessels will be used for logistical operations.