Singapore shipyard Strategic Marine has secured a contract to build and deliver a 40m Fast Crew Boat (FCB) for new client Blue Petra, a fully owned subsidiary of Malaysia group Great Ocean Supply & Services.
Great Ocean is a licensed Petronas contractor and a preferred supplier to the Malaysian oil and gas industry, and the vessel’s delivery is scheduled for the third quarter of 2022.
Strategic Marine claims leading performance and superior seakeeping for its FCBs, having gained positive feedback from experienced operators worldwide. The new vessel is designed to meet the specific requirements of oil majors and will feature, amongst others, a remote-controlled water monitor with a capacity of 1200m³/hr, making it fully equipped to carry out external fire-fighting roles and safety standby duties.
Three Caterpillar C32 engines driving fixed pitch propellors provide a robust and efficient propulsion system. The station-keeping and manoeuvring capability is enhanced by a tunnel thruster installed at the bow.
Syed Mohd Shahriman, CEO Great Ocean said: “The firefighting capabilities made this vessel a compelling proposition, and thanks to Strategic Marine’s commitment to continuous improvement we have been able to work with the team to customize this flexible platform to meet our client’s specific requirements. This new vessel will be an integral addition to our growing fleet, allowing us to expand our capacity and range of services in order to grow and strengthen our market position in the years ahead.”
Strategic Marine GM Commercial, Wayne Poh added: “Our FCB solutions are popular with offshore operators, and each new vessel benefits from our ongoing improvements, innovations and enhancements via our customer’s feedback. Our experience gained from our growing portfolio allows us to offer larger purpose-built vessels, delivering time and cost savings over one off custom-designed vessels, for our customers and improve the vessel’s carbon footprint through optimizing our designs. We look forward to working with Great Ocean and hope that this vessel will be the first of many vessels for them.”
Internally the vessel will feature a large galley and mess areas with dry store catering for a large crew with extended operational endurance. The passenger saloon offers 80 reclining seats arranged with either single or twin seats in each row to provide additional space and privacy. The aft deck has a large clear area of 120m² with deck strength of 2t/m². The vessel cargo fuel capacity is 70m³ and cargo freshwater capacity is 30m³ allowing for extended endurance operations at sea.
