Azerbaijan buys Fast Crew Boat for $44.5 mln

Azerbaijan buys Fast Crew Boat for $44.5 mln
# 05 June 2015 08:57 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Agshin Rafigoglu - APA-Economics. Austal Limited (Austal) is pleased to announce it has entered into a contract with Caspian Marine Services Limited of Azerbaijan to construct one 70 metre Fast Crew Boat, APA reports quoting Austal.com website.

The contract is valued at US$34 million (approximately $44.5 million).

The 30 knot, 150 passenger catamaran shall be jointly built in Austal’s Philippines and Henderson shipyards with delivery expected in Australia in Q3 CY2016.

Caspian Marine Services Limited operates a fleet of offshore marine support vessels, serving the offshore oil and gas exploration and production industry in the Caspian Sea region. The 70 metre Fast Crew Boat shall transport crew and cargo to offshore platforms, operated by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and British Petroleum (BP).

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