UNITHAI CHUMPORN: Offshore oil field utility vessel, developed for a broad spectrum of support roles

摘要

Unithai Chumporn represents the first of a pair l_/of 80tonnes bp offshore utility vessels, designed by OSD-IMT (formerly Offshore Ship Designers) as part of its IMT 7001 class, and built in Thailand, at Unithai Shipyard and Engineering, for operator Unithai Offshore Ltd. As with her forthcoming sister, Unithai Chumporn has been tasked with providing a wide range of support activities in and around offshore oil fields and oil terminals. The vessel was built with the capacity to berth oil tankers ranging from 60,000dwt to 280,000dwt, and will also undertake vital roles such as long-line towing/push-pull operations, firefighting response, single point mooring (SPM) maintenance and floating hose/subsea hose string maintenance. She will also be tasked with anchor-handling duties and pollution response/control, in addition to more straightforward duties, such as transporting equipment and supplies between and within fields.