Platform Supply Vessel Far Spica (STX PSV08 CD) has been delivered today, Thursday 31 January, from STX OSV Langsten to Farstad Supply AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Farstad Shipping ASA.
The PSV 08 CD i is a newly developed, medium sized, diesel electric PSV with deck area approx. 800 sq. m. The overall length of each vessel is 81.7 meters with a beam of 18.0 meters.
The vessel will commence a term charter contract with Statoil to support their drilling campaign on the coast of East Africa. Reference is made to the press release of 11 January 2013.
A long-term facility has been drawn with Danish Ship Finance AS to finance the vessel.
[mappress] Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, January 31, 2013