Netherlands-based shipping company Vroon has taken delivery of one of its field-support vessels (FSV), VOS Glory, from Fujian Shipbuilding Trading in Fuzhou, China.
The 60m-long emergency response and rescue / field-support vessel (ERRV) is the second in a series of four Vroon FSVs being built at the shipyard.
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In November 2014, Fujian South East Shipyard (FSES) received three FSVs along with two Vroon’s multi-purpose platform-supply vessels (MPSV).
The remaining two FSVs, VOS Glamour and VOS Gorgeous, are expected to be delivered in the next few months.
In total, Vroon has ordered 22 offshore support vessels at Fujian Southeast, with delivery to take place between 2014 and 2016.
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VOS Glory will be deployed in the North Sea where it will be managed by Vroon Offshore Services Aberdeen.
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Image: VOS Glory features a wave-piercing bow hull shape. Photo: courtesy of Vroon.
