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Roy Reite, President of STX Europe's Offshore & Specialized Vessels business area, says: "We look forward to continuing the good cooperation with Simon Møkster Rederi. This is an important contract for the maritime industry in Norway, with a Norwegian ship owner, outfitting yard and substantial ship equipment from local suppliers."

The vessel is arranged for regular platform supply duties. In addition it will be arranged for Rescue- and Oil Recovery operations in connection with accidents at sea. Some of the vessel's features will be:

- Oil Recovery in accordance with DNV and latest NOFO 2009 guidelines.
- Emergency towing winch arrangement and bollard pull of 65 tons.
- Rescue of 300 persons in accordance with Norwegian  

Maritime Directorate regulations.

The vessel is in particular designed for environmental friendly operations with focus on low fuel consumption, and in accordance with Clean Design requirements.

With its new highly optimized hull form and fore ship together with the specified propulsion configuration, the vessel will have particularly good sea-keeping abilities, a fuel efficient transit mode and a good station keeping performance

The hull will be built at STX Europe in Romania, and outfitted at one of STX Europe's yard on the north-west coast of Norway.

Main Particulars:

Length overall                      approx.           87.9    m

Breadth moulded                 approx.           19.0    m

Depth main deck                 approx.            8.0    m

STX Europe has in the past delivered six vessels to Simon Møkster Shipping; two anchor handling tug supply vessels, three platform supply vessels, and one field support vessel.

STX Europe, Offshore & Specialized Vessels order backlog comprises more than 40 vessels under construction.