Sinopacific delivers PSV trio to Mexican client

China’s Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has delivered three platform supply vessels (PSV) to the shipowner Naviera Petrolera Integral S.A. de C.V. at Zhejiang Shipyard.

The three platform supply vessels of the SPP17A design were ordered in July 2014. The vessels will support an oil and gas exploitation in the Gulf of Mexico by PEMEX, Mexico’s state-owned oil.

The small-size PSVs SPP17A are designed by Shanghai Design Associates (SDA). The vessels have a length overall of 61.8 m, a breadth moulded of 14.0m, a depth moulded of 5.8m, a deadweight of 1,700mt, a designed draft of 4.3m. An SPP17A PSV can can accommodate 24 people.