COSCO (Nan tong) Shipyard Co. Ltd.,has secured a contract valued over USD220 million from an Asian company to build two (2) Self Propelled Pipelay Heavylift Offshore Construction Vessels.
The vessels are scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 respectively.
COSCO (Nan Tong) Shipyard in Yangtze River Delta Region has one DWT 150,000 floating dock, one DWT 80,000 floating dock, four repair berths and 400,000m2 land areas. Back in the past 10 years, it has become the prime shipyard of the COSCO Shipyard Group, with its advanced facilities, highly-trained technical personnel and experienced workforce, handing approximately 150 vessels per year and holding the leading position in China all along and is extensively renowned home and abroad for its achievement in big projects and ship conversion.
[mappress] Offshore Energy Today Staff, January 5, 2012; Image: Cosco