Dockyard delivers Greatship Abha to Singapore

The third 80 Ton Bollard Pull Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTSV) built by Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) for Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte Limited of Singapore (GGOSL) was delivered on Wednesday.

Owners representatives P.V. Suresh, Amisha Shah, Rajeeve Viswas, Baskaran. Sanders Scheepens, Kwek Violet and Dushyantha M. Senarath representing the financiers NFC Shipping Funds also participated. Chairman Sri Lanka Ports Authority Dr. Priyath Wickrama, Chief Examiner from the Merchant Shipping Leslie Hemachandra, from Lloyds Register of Shipping Mahesh Padhi and Anil Kumar, from Indian Register of Shipping P.K. Mishra and a number of other Ship Surveyors.

Chairman S.Tatebe, Managing Director/CEO, Mangala Yapa, Director Y. Kijima and a host of other management staff, Japanese Technical Advisors and the industrial staff of the company participated at this event.

Work on this vessel commenced on October 23, 2007 with the laying of the keel plate and the vessel was launched on July 3, 2008 after steel work of the hull and superstructure was completed. After launching, the team of engineers and technicians worked tirelessly to install all machinery and equipment onboard to complete this vessel on time.

The event marked the successful completion of the third AHTSV of a series of four vessels that CDPLC has contracted for GGOSL. This will be the first vessel to fly the Singaporean flag. The first AHTSV Greatship Anjali was delivered in January 2008 and the second AHTSV Greatship Amrita was delivered in April 2008 and now Greatship Abha will join them bearing the Sri Lankan signature operating in international waters.

The design of these vessels were developed by Moss Maritime AS of Finland, a world renowned ship designing company having expertise and experience in the field of designing vessels, platforms and floaters used by the offshore industry.

These AHTSV’s have the capability of anchor handling, towing, fire fighting as well as that of supplying cargo to offshore installations. The vessel is specially designed for operation under severe weather conditions and with high manoeuvrability and station keeping capabilities.

At an overall length of 63.40 m on a moulded beam of 15.00 m the vessel has a moulded depth of 6.0 m and a design draft of 4.90 m. The vessel achieved a speed in excess of 13 knots at the sea trials conducted.

The project was handled entirely by a team of local engineers and a skilled work force, augmenting the national shipbuilding industry and adding value to the nation. This achievement highlights CDPLC as the pioneering engineering entity locally spearheading the “frontiers of Sri Lankan Industrialisation”.

This vessel was built in survey to Lloyds Register of Shipping and Indian Register of Shipping and is registered under the Port of registry Singapore.