Norway: Third Havyard 820 Field Support Vessel for Atlantic Offshore

Atlantic Offshore to Build Another Havyard Designed Vessel

Shell UK has awarded Atlantic Offshore another long term contract and Atlantic will build another Havyard 820 Field Support Vessel vessel Havyard Group will deliver a design and equipment package for the construction of the third ship of the Havyard 820 type for Atlantic Offshore.

“We are proud to deliver our third design of the Havyard 820 to Atlantic Offshore. This confirms that we together with Atlantic Offshore has succeeded in giving the ship the features and functions that Shell appreciates says Gisle Vinjevoll Thrane, Sales Manager at Havyard Global Solutions. Havyard 820 is a design from Havyard Design & Engineering which is developed to meet the specific requirements of a modern standby vessel. We are glad for the confidence that both Shell and Atlantic Offshore shows us and look forward to continue developing the partnership,” Sales Manager Gisle Vinjevoll Thrane comments.

“We have been close partners with Shell UK for many years and see it as a vote of confidence that they are expanding their partnership with us. We already have two Havyard 820 standby vessels under construction in Spain and will now build another to order to serve this long-term contract. It is not decided where the third ship will be built Roy Wareberg,” CEO of Atlantic Offshore comments.

FACTS ABOUT HAVYARD 820:

Length: 66,80 m

Breadth: 16 m

Speed: 14 knop

Bollard Pull: 65 tonnes

Accommodation: 21 persons

UKOOA – A Class Standby / Rescue Vessel

NMD Rescue/Standby Class for 300 survivors

Atlantic Offshore has also previously worked with Havyard Group. In February 2012 the company delivered “Ocean Pride,” a Havyard 832 design to Atlantic Offshore.

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Havyard, February 4, 2013