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Cosco Corp lands barge deal

Cosco Corp lands barge deal
Cosco Corporation (Singapore) has signed a contract worth $23m to build a floatover launch barge for a Malaysian shipowner.

The floatover launch barge, to be built at Cosco (Zhoushan) Shipyard in China, is expected to be delivered to the owner in the fourth quarter of 2013.

The barge will be capable of transporting and performing float over operations of offshore topside modules structures weighing up to 14,500 tonnes and be capable of launching jackets up to 20,000 tonnes.