436 August 2007

Sibu’s Sapor to Deliver Anchor Handler

1&2: The anchor handling tug Omni Akira readies for delivery.

With a proven track record in delivery of smaller tugs, Sapor Shipyard of Sibu in Sarawak East Malaysia, is demonstrating an ability to build larger anchor handling tugs to meet the demands of the Malaysian petroleum industry.

Work crews were putting the finishing touches on the 37-meter vessel in early August 2007. With a 10.6-meter beam and a molded depth of 4.95-meters this is a solid example of the current crop of smaller AHTs. For her size the Omni Akira has some hefty capabilities centered on her double-drum waterfall winch. The deck winch has a 60-ton single line pull and a 120-ton brake power.

Below decks a half dozen engines keep it all working. A pair of Cummins QSM11-powered 250 kW generators supplies electrical needs that include the electric-drive 3-ton bow thruster. An 80 kW gen set handles in-harbour loads. A Cummins KTA38 engine powers the boat’s 600 cubic meter per hour fire fighting pump. Main engines are a pair of Cummins KTA50-M2s each delivering 1600 hp at 1800 RPM. This power gives the AHT approximately 42 tons of bollard pull.

Deck equipment includes a three-ton crane and a rescue boat. Accommodation is provided for up to 20 crewmembers.

For further information contact:

Sapor Shpyard Sdn. Bhd.
19-21 Chengal Road
96000 Sibu, Sarawak
Malaysia
Phone: (60) 84 318 103

Steven Yii Chu Lik
Scott & English (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
No. 6A, Lorong 39
Jalan Ding Lik Kwong,
96000 Sibu, Sarawak
Phone: 084-311807
Fax: 084-336001
E-mail: yii_cl@sne.com.my
Web: www.sne.com.my

Photos by Alan Haig-Brown courtesy of Cummins Marine.

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