Monaco-based Compagnie Maritime Monégasque S.A.M. (CMM) took delivery of a Damen Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) 3300 in late April.
The 80m, 3300t deadweight vessel CMM Gravity was built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, and will be deployed in Brazilian waters from June 2014 on a 4+4 year contract with Petrobras.
For privately owned CMM, the vessel will mark a further step in its ambitious plans to expand in the offshore space and expand its offering by developing its capabilities as an OSV operator. It is the yard’s seventh delivery of Damen’s new mid-size PSV 3300 design. This vessel will be compliant to Petrobras specifications, including Petrobras Annex V.
Next to the 728sq m deck with a 1500t deck load capacity, the vessel will feature extensive tank capacities to handle different types of fluids and bulk. The vessel has a DP2 system which relies on four generator sets, two Azimuth thrusters and two bow thrusters. The 14-knot, 16.2m wide (molded) vessel will be LR-classified for worldwide deployment.
Notable features are the bulb-less axe bow developed by Damen, and the bright red that CMM has selected for its corporate color.
“From this first order we hope that CMM will let us support their ambition to expand worldwide”, Rutger Dolk, Damen sales manager Americas said. “This new order further strengthens our position in the Brazilian offshore market. When CMM’s vessel is deployed in June 2014, it will lift the number of Damen-designed offshore support vessels (OSVs) operating for Petrobras in Brazilian waters to over twenty vessels!
The excellent performance of Damen Shipyards Galati, our Romanian yard, enables us to deliver a wide range of high-quality offshore support vessels,” Dolk added.
The transaction was structured by Monalux Asset Management SARL in Luxembourg.
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