H2X wins contract to build second and larger survey vessel for leading Saudi Arabian university

摘要

H2X, a member of iXBlue's marine works division, has been awarded a contract to build a 43-m monohull survey vessel by a leading Saudi Arabian university specializing in hydrographic and oceanographic studies. The vessel will be of a standard design with various modifications to meet defined operational needs. Constructed mainly from lightweight composite materials, the vessel will be propelled by two diesel and two classical shaft lines for transits and by a pump-jet azimuthal stern thruster.