Atlantic Towing Limited announced today that it has secured a new
ten (10)-year firm contract, plus a total of 15 years of options at the
Charterers’ discretion, with ExxonMobil Canada Properties and Hibernia
Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC) for four new state-of-the
art Platform Supply Vessels operating out of St John’s, NL.
The first ships for the contract will be delivered in 2016 and will
join Atlantic Towing’s current fleet of eight offshore support vessels
in Atlantic Canada. The new contract means 100 new jobs at Atlantic
Towing’s offshore fleet home port of St. John’s, NL.
The new ships, to be designed and built by Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands,
will deliver a number of environmental benefits including Clean Design
designation with a diesel electric power plant, the latest environmental
control equipment, wave piercing bow design, and enhanced crew comfort.
Secunda also won a Piece of this work, and will be adding an additional vessel.
