China: Afai Southern Wins Coastal Rescue Vessels Construction Contract

Afai Southern received, January 6th 2013, the bid-winning notice about construction project of coastal fast rescue vessels (7-10) for Rescue & Salvage Bureau of Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China, and was confirmed as bid winner.

In 2005-2006, Afai Southern accomplished the construction project of the first batch of coastal fast rescue vessels (1-3), which were highly affirmed by the ship-owner, and in 2011, Afai Southern won the bidding of a construction project of the second batch of coastal fast rescue vessels (4-6), both making a solid foundation for this project (7-10).

After the first batch of 3 vessels operated, they developed their quick response and night searching and salvaging capacity, fully participated in the rescue at coastal sea, provided important support and security for marine economy and marine transportation. These vessels are full aluminum alloy structure, lightweight, flexible and fast, meet the relevant requirements of China Classification Society’s (CCS) rules about rescue vessels and aluminum alloy high speed vessels and obtain the classification additional notation of Rescue. The second batch of rescue vessels is of better performance and more advanced equipment after being partially optimized is one of top-rate types of rescue vessels in the world.

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World Maritime News Staff, January 10, 2013