Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard has delivered a sixth anchor-handling vessel to Brazilian shipping company Grupo CBO.

Havyard said on Friday that the result of cooperation with CBO are reliable and cost-effective vessels adapted to Brazilian conditions with greater width and deck capacity. A total of six anchor handling vessels (AHTS) Havyard 843 have already been delivered to the Brazilian shipping company. The contract for four ships was signed in 2014 and an agreement for another two in 2016. The contracts with the Brazilian shipping company were the result of Havyard increasing its focus on the South American market, starting in 2011.

The first contract between Grupo CBO and Havyard was, at the time, the largest single contract signed by Havyard Design & Solutions, with an approximate value of NOK 180 million (US$21,6 million at current conversion rates). The deal for the two additional vessels was valued at over NOK 80 million ($9,63 million at current rates).

Havyard Group CEO Geir Johan Bakke said: “The cooperation with Grupo CBO has been extremely educational and exciting. Through good communication and a mutual understanding with CBO, we were able to deliver a product that both parties are very satisfied with.”

Havyard added that, among other things, Norwegian Control Systems AS provided navigation and communication equipment and completed electrical engineering services for the vessels.

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