Keppel Singmarine Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd., has secured a contract from New Orient Marine Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Maritime Construction Services SA, for an ice-class multipurpose vessel worth about $212 million, according to a press release.
Scheduled for completion in the middle of 2017, the vessel will be built to the proprietary design of Keppel Offshore & Marine's ship design and development arm, Marine Technology Development.
Designed to operate in ambient temperature as low as -30 C (-22 F), the vessel will have an Ice Class Arc 5 notation and capabilities such as Class 3 dynamic positioning and diving support functions.
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