Havila Shipping has won a tender with Statoil for delivering platform supply services. The contract is a permanent five-year deal with an option for a further three years. In order to deliver this service Havila Shipping will build a Havyard 833 L platform supply vessel at Havyard Ship Technology`s shipyard in Leirvik, Norway. The newbuild contract is worth NOK360 million (US$66 million). The ship is due to be delivered in December 2012.
The Havyard 833 L is a large and modern PSV design with a focus on operational costs and economy, large, flexible capacities for freight of various types of cargo, good comfort for the crew and environmentally friendly design. This version is specially designed for the demands that Statoil put forward for this particular contract.
