New additions to Swire fleet

Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd in Singapore is acquiring four UT786 anchor handlers with clean design, FiFi II, DP2, comfort class, a bollard pull of 190 tonnes and 16,314 bhp.

The first vessel, Pacific Champion, has been delivered. The other three vessels, Pacific Commodore, Pacific Centurion and Pacific Crusader are due to be delivered between the third quarter of 2011 and third quarter of 2012.

Built at Sekwang Heavy Industries in Ulsan, Korea, this new category of C-class vessels complements Swire Pacific Offshore’s existing fleet of 75 vessels, providing offshore support to oil and gas companies globally.

The new vessels are built to clean design, ice C class and comfort 3 notations and are equipped with 400 tonne line pull winches. Enhanced with DP2, FiFi 2 and oil recovery capabilities, these powerful, high-specification vessels are suitable for a variety of offshore tasks, particularly in deepwater and harsh environments. OSJ