Nico Craft, a subsidiary of leading marine and oil and gas fabrication company Topaz Energy & Marine, has launched a crew boat named Express 19 for Miclyn Express Offshore, Singapore.

The 23-metre crew boat was designed by Technicraft, New Zealand and all the engineering and construction work was undertaken by Nico Craft in Fujairah, part of the Topaz Engineering Division.

Express 19 is a medium speed mono hull vessel is designed to service vessels within a distance of 50 nautical miles from port of refuge. The boat is constructed using welded seawater resistant aluminium alloy and the hull is a semi-planing type.

The overall length of the boat is 23.1 metres on a moulded beam of 5.6 metres and a draught of 1.2 metres.

The crew boat has a deck cargo capacity of 32 sq mt and can carry a crew of four and up to twelve passengers at speeds up to 24 knots. The vessel was built under Bureau Veritas certification.

Nico Craft recently signed off the delivery of the 17.2 metre crew boat DNV Express 18, also for Miclyn Express Offshore. – TradeArabia News Service