Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered a 48.5-metre landing craft, which will service the Australian offshore oil and gas industry and major projects including the multi-billion Gorgon gas project.
The vessel, built for local Western Australian marine operations company Bhagwan Marine, will be used in Western Australia's northwest hydrocarbon province and has been designed by International Maritime Consultants to accommodate for low incline beach landings.
The vessel's design features a low angle bow to enable heavy equipment to be driven over the ramp door. With a 12.8-metre beam the vessel can accommodate up to ten 6.1-metre containers with a maximum payload of 400 tonnes.
Although it is a multi-cargo vessel, it will be primarily used to transfer building and construction equipment in the areas around Dampier, Onslow and Barrow Island.
The vessel, named 'Bhagwan Shaker' after its sister vessel 'Bhagwan Mover', was built at Strategic Marine's largest shipyard at Vung Tau in Vietnam.
Strategic Marine will also build a second 40-metre crew boat on speculation after the first 40-metre crew boat the company built on speculation was purchased by Singaporean infrastructure services provider Tiong Woon.
It will be a sister ship to 14 similar vessels delivered to a number of clients over the past five years.
Strategic Marine is currently contracted for more than 25 vessels at its yards in Australia, Vietnam, Mexico and Singapore, equating to approximately AU$100 million (US$71.4 million) worth of orders.
For more information contact:
Strategic Marine
Henderson, Australia
