Martens Marine Takes Delivery of New Anchor Handler

Martens Marine, a Singapore registered company providing a range of support services for offshore sector, yesterday took delivery of the third vessel from Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Co., Ltd. in the Martens Marine“E 65T Series”.

The vessel Named SMS ENDEAVOUR is an Anchor Handling Towing Supply Vessel (AHTSV) intended for operations in the shallow waters of Asia, West Africa, and Middle East.

The “E 65T Series” vessels are powered by twin CAT 3516C engines at 5,150 brake horsepower. These engines are in compliance with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Marine Tier 2 Commercial Regulations. CAT Marine Power Systems are supported by 182 locally owned businesses, 1700+ dealer branch stores and more than 100,000 employees over the world. This extensive arrangement ensures the availability of CAT spare parts inventory no matter where the vessel is in the world.

The Martens Marine “E 65T Series” vessels are also equipped with twin Kawasaki bow thrusters of 8T capacity each, and a set of Becker high-lift performance rudders. The Kongsberg Dynamic Positioning system onboard allows the vessels to maintain station in a Sea State 4 environment with winds up to Beaufort Force 7 and currents at 2 knots.

SMS ENDEAVOUR is bound for South East Asia in the coming days.