&T Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, today delivered its first export commercial vessel from the Kattupalli Shipyard near Chennai.
The platform supply vessel, ‘Halul 42,’ is the first in a series of six Platform Supply Vessels to be delivered to Halul Offshore Services Company W.L.L. (HOSC) of Qatar.
The ship was received by Ali Bin Jassim Bin Mohammad Al-thani, Chairman, HOSC, at a ceremony at the Kattupalli Shipyard, says a press release issued by L&T Shipbuilding.
The 78.60-metre long vessel with a dead-weight of 3,450 tonnes is a multi-purpose vessel equipped for fire-fighting, rescue and standby, offshore supply, oil recovery and other offshore related activities.
The vessel has diesel-electric propulsion with dynamic positioning capability. It has twin azimuth thrusters and twin bow thrusters to give it high manoeuvrability and station-keeping ability in all sea and weather conditions prevalent in the Arabian Gulf and the North Sea.
The vessel complies with the latest marine, environmental and crew accommodation regulations. The external fire-fighting capability, survivor facilities and fast rescue boats make Halul 42 capable of enhancing the safety of any offshore field where the vessel is deployed.