Greatship India has placed an order for two construction support vessels at Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard.

These multi-purpose service vessels (MPSVs) are due for delivery in September 2010 and January 2011. The vessels are designed both for operating as advanced PSVs, with accommodation for 50 passengers and DP2 capability, as well as ROV support vessels. They will include 50-tonne active heave compensated cranes, 50-tonne A-frames and helidecks. GIL currently owns and operates three PSVs, two in India and one in the North Sea, and two AHTSs, one in India, and one in the Middle East. GIL and its subsidiaries also have an order book of sixteen vessels and one rig under construction.

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