L&T Shipbuilding wins $154m order for six commercial vessels

Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) yesterday said its subsidiary L&T Shipping had won orders valued at $ 154 million for six specialised commercial vessels in the third quarter of 2013-14 from Halul Offshore Services Company of Qatar.
The orders are for design, construction, trials and commissioning of four Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) and two Anchor Handling Towing, Supply and Standby Vessels (AHTSSVs) with 150 MT bollard pull, a press release from the company said.
“Secured at a time when the export order book  position of  many  Indian  shipyards  is  not  so  good, the orders  reaffirm  the  customer’s confidence in L&T’s capabilities for building high end offshore support vessels,” the release said.
The ships’ design, to be optimized using modern tools including CFD, complies with the latest Marine Environmental and Crew Accommodation Regulations, it said.
The PSVs are designed for carriage of hazardous cargo like methanol. The ships will be equipped with Dynamic Positioning (DP2) capability and will be suitable for firefighting, emergency response, rescue & standby, offshore supply, oil recovery and related duties.
The PSVs will be provided with diesel-electric propulsion and AHTSSVs will be provided with advanced diesel-hybrid propulsion. The PSVs are to be delivered in the first quarter of 2015 and AHTSSVs in the last quarter of 2015.
These orders are in addition to the order received last year from Halul Offshore Services Company for 2 PSVs and 2 AHTSSVs, the release added.