Rolls-Royce has won an order from Norwegian shipbuilder Simek to design and equip a UT755 LC platform supply vessel (PSV).
The contract includes a fully integrated Rolls-Royce power and propulsion system including main engines, propellers and tunnel thrusters. Deck machinery, electrical systems, automation and control systems and bulk handling equipment are also included in the order.
The vessel will be built at the Flekkefjord shipyard in Norway, and is due to be completed in the third quarter of 2012. It will be the 23rd Rolls-Royce UT design vessel delivered by Simek.
The UT755 LC is a development of the popular UT755 vessel series, designed specifically for supplying equipment to oil and gas platforms. It will have an extended hull and larger deck space to increase the capacity for transportation of solid and liquid cargo.
Since the first UT755 was delivered in 1996, more than 170 vessels of this design have gone into service or are on order worldwide. Increasingly efficient hull designs, diesel electric propulsion technology and design solutions that minimise the impact on the environment and improve the comfort and safety of the crew are hallmarks of the newer UT755 models.
