October 07, 2008

GE Shipping arm buys new vessel

Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd has informed the BSE that Greatship India Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of the company has taken delivery of new built Anchor Handling Tug cum Supply Vessel.

The AHTSV Greatship Amrita which was contracted by GIL in August 2006 is a DP2, FiFi 1 vessel with maximum bollard pull of 96 tonnes.

With the delivery of Greatship Amrita, the company has a fleet of 3 PSVs and 2 AHTSVs in the water.