The cargo transporter, an Aker PSV 06 CD, is under construction at Aker Yards in Brattvag near Alesund in western Norway. With a deck area of about 1,000 square meters, it will have a length of 95 meters, and weigh 5,200 deadweight tons. The ship also has below deck facilities for transporting bulk products.
It will be one of Statoil’s first ships with a clean design, which includes a double hull to protect the diesel and oil tanks and lower emissions from the vessel’s engines.
The newbuilding will be a supplement to Statoil’s pool of supply vessels. However, it has not yet been decided which areas of the Norwegian continental shelf the ship will serve.
