Singapore-based Megamas Resources Pte Ltd has placed a contract with Norway’s Ulstein Design & Solutions AS covering the engineering phase of a fiber-optic cable-laying vessel (CLV) based on the Ulstein SX228 design.
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Singapore-based Megamas Resources Pte Ltd has placed a contract with Norway’s Ulstein Design & Solutions AS covering the engineering phase of a fiber-optic cable-laying vessel (CLV) based on the Ulstein SX228 design. It plans to built it at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH.
Capt. Tiew Sien Kheng, managing partner at Megamas, disclosed the contract at Ulstein’s booth at this week’s Nor-Shipping exhibition
“The contract marks a significant milestone following the Letter of Intent (LOI) signed in May between Megamas and Lloyd Werft, paving the way for the potential construction of a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose cable laying vessel,” he said. ”Today’s agreement represents the first formal step toward realizing this project.”
“Ulstein Design & Solutions AS, together with Lloyd Werft, will contribute its extensive expertise to deliver a high-specification, specialized vessel,” Kheng continued. “Conceptual design work began in autumn 2023, centered on the Ulstein SX228 – a next-generation fiber-optic cable laying vessel (CLV).”
The Ulstein SX228 has a deadweight of 8,200 tonnes and
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