Sealink Building Anchor Handling Tug

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April 2006

Sealink Maju 21 under construction at the Sealink Shipyards in Miri,
Sarawak.

Sealink Shipyard general manager Luk Fook Seng with Scott & English
Sibu representative Chong Meu That.

Sealink Sdn. Bhd. with head offices in Miri Sarawak East Malaysia, is a well known builder, operator and owner of a current fleet of over 20 vessels. With their origins in the forest industry moving logs along the Borneo Rivers and Pacific Islands, they have expanded into offshore support services. Today they operate a fleet of towing, supply, fast crew, landing craft and anchor handling tugs. This latter component of the fleet is currently being expanded with the building of the Sealink Maju 20 and 21. See: www.asiasealink.com

The “small” anchor handling tug is being built at the company's Sealink Shipyard also in Miri where General Manager Luk Fook Seng explains that the tug will be delivered in June of this year. The 38 x 11.8-meter vessel will have a 4.8-meter molded depth on its round bilge design by Khiam Chuan Marine Pte. of Singapore. It will have accommodations for 18 men as well as tankage for 300 tons of fuel and 150 tons of water.

Main propulsion will be a pair of KTA50 M2 engines rated for 1700 hp at 1800 RPM. The engines will turn propellers in 2.2-meter nozzles to give the vessel a 40-ton bollard pull. The vessel's 80-ton double drum winch will handle anchors in the 8 to 10 ton range. The Sealink Maju 21 is also fitted with a bow thruster.

The Sealink Maju 21's 2.2-meter nozzles ready for the props.

Commenting on the market for offshore vessels in the South China sea, Sealink Assistant General Manager commenting said, “Day rates are crazy, even with the new builds coming out there are not enough vessels to meet the demand now.”

For further information please contact:

Ms. Lau Soo Moi
Assitant General Manager
Sealink Sdn. Bhd.
Lot 1035, Blk 4,
Jln Cattleya 5,
CDT139, 98000
Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia
E-mail: soolau@asiasealink.com
Web: www.asiasealink.com

Chong Meu That
Scott & English (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Lot 1450 7 1451, Block 3,
M.C.L.D., Piasau Industrial Estate,
Miri, Sarawak, East Malaysia
Phone: 085-654984
Fax: 085-654193
E-mail: chong_mt@sne.com.my

Khiam Chuan Marine Pte Ltd
15, Hillview Terrace
Singapore 669226
Tel: (65) 6775 3383
Fax: (65) 6775 3788
E-mail : khiamchuan@kcm.com.sg
or khiamchuan@pacific.net.sg

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