STX OSV to Construct Forage Carrier for Eidsvaag AS

STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that it has secured a new contract for the construction of a Forage Carrier for Eidsvaag AS. The contract value is approximately NOK 200 million.

The LNG powered vessel will be purpose-built for the bulk transport and delivery of fish feed to fish farms and will operate for Skretting AS, the world leader in the production and supply of feed for farmed fish and shrimp.

Delivery is scheduled from STX OSV Brattvaag in Norway in the second quarter 2013. The hull of the vessel will be built at STX OSV Tulcea in Romania.

The vessel will be of Rolls-Royce NVC-401 LNG design. The overall length is approximately 75 meters with a beam of 13.6 meters.

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Offshore Nieuws Staff, December 23, 2011; Image: stxosv