Otto Marine Deploys AHT Vessels for Australia

Otto Marine Limited, a leading offshore marine company which specializes in building complex offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialized offshore services, is pleased to announce that it has chartered two units of 40 meters Anchor Handling Tugs (AHT), “SWORDFISH 4” and “Swordfish 5” to Go Marine Group Pty Ltd.

The sister vessels, “SWORDFISH 4” and “SWORDFISH 5” are completed at Otto Marine’s yard in Batam.

The “SWORDFISH 5” left the Batam yard for its maiden job and will be employed initially on an international towage work before being mobilized to Australia to support various civil and offshore construction works.

The “SWORDFISH 4” is being mobilized and expected to depart Batam before the end of the year with its maiden contract delivering a barge to Bass Strait before being deployed to New Zealand to support towage operations.

Both vessels will be operated by Go Marine.

Chief Financial Officer of Otto Marine, Mr Michael See, commented that “Go Marine fits perfectly in our strategy of growing our chartering business and also providing us a strong platform to capture the oil and gas market in the Australian region and these 2 vessels to Go Marine is another step forward for both partners.”

On the prospects of operating these two vessels, Mr Garrick Stanley, Chief Executive Officer of Go Marine, commented, “We continue on our strategy of building a versatile fleet of quality vessels to support our Australian operations. These two 40 meters AHT vessels are to be renamed the ‘GO ENIF’ and ‘GO Elnath’ and are a welcome addition to support our coastal towage and inshore construction projects. With Go Marine track record in vessels operation and ship management and when coupled with Otto Marine’s shipbuilding, vessel owning and technical expertise, we are in a stronger position to target works in large oil and gas projects ongoing in Australia and region.”

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World Maritime News Staff, December 13, 2011; Image: Go Marine