Havyard Success In China
Friday last week, at Yuexin Shipbuilding in Shanghai, Chinese shipowners Shanghai Offshore Oil Shipping Co. of Sinopec witnessed the launch of their AHTS KAN TAN 225 – a Havyard type 843 CD next generation AHTS . “It is the first time that a vessel of a Havyard design is constructed for Chinese shipowners”, says Gunnar Larsen. Larsen is executive vice president of Havyard Global Solutions AS, and very pleased about the prestigious ‘premiere’ project being completed.
Vice director of Shanghai Offshore Oil Shipping Co., Wang Haiping, puts special emphasis on the shape of this Havyard 843 design and the good service that Havyard provided during the project: “We are looking forward to further cooperating with Havyard where we can put forward even more of our own ideas and wishes in future designs.”
Dividend
Technical director of Yuexin Shipbuilding, Xu Zifang, informs that this is the third vessel of a Havyard design that the shipyard has constructed: “Cooperating with Havyard Group has paid dividend.” Havyard Group is also part of a programme with Yuexin in sharing shipbuilding technology, ensuring the best possible project implementation and end result for both shipyard and shipowners.
Future Needs
The AHTS is developed for future needs and in line with requirements for such vessels. There is great emphasis on stability, safe operations and efficient and building friendly solutions with competitive building and operational costs. The ship is equipped with a new anchor handling winch concept providing safer and more efficient operations.