Coastal Contracts Orders Subsea Support Vessel Pair in China

September 20, 2024

Coastal Contracts Orders Subsea Support Vessel Pair in China
(Photo: Coastal Contracts Bhd)

Malaysian shipowner Coastal Contracts Bhd on Thursday placed an order with Chinese shipbuilder Fujian Funing Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, a subsidiary of Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group, for a pair of 85-meter subsea support/maintenance vessels.

The vessels, each with 22-meter beam, 8-meter depth and 6.2-meter structural draft, will primarily support subsea maintenance, pipeline installation, marine cable laying and submarine resources exploration.

The ships will be classed by ABS and meet the requirements of DPS-2, FFV1 classification notation,

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