Fairstar vessels on course for delivery

March 1, 2012
Fairstar Heavy Transport says construction of its new heavy transport vessels Forte and Finesse continues on schedule and on budget.

Offshore staff

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands --Fairstar Heavy Transport says construction of its new heavy transport vessels Forte and Finessecontinues on schedule and on budget.

Forte is well into the commissioning phase, and sea-trials should start in early April 2012. The vessel should be formally named and delivered to Fairstar on May 23.

Finesse is scheduled to be floated out of dry-dock in April and will be delivered in November.

The company is hopeful of winning a contract this month for theIchthys LNG project off northwest Australia.

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