Dubai-based Grandweld Shipyards, a fully integrated shipyard providing shipbuilding, ship repair and engineering solutions, has signed a contract with International Naval Works to design, build and deliver three 21.3 m aluminium crew boats.

The vessels will be powered by two high-speed marine diesel engines; each driving fixed pitch propellers through a reverse-reduction gearbox to produce a speed in excess of 21 knots, said a statement from the company.

The vessels will be used for offshore transportation purposes and incorporates seating capacity for 18 offshore personnel with excellent seakeeping characteristics, giving the personnel on board the vessel proper comfort during transportation, it said.

The delivery of the three vessels will be completed in early 2016, it added. – TradeArabia News Service