Kongsberg Maritime Wins Deck Machinery Contract for Asian FPSO
Integrated mooring package with delivery scheduled for mid-2027, built with IP Huse
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract with a major energy operator to deliver deck machinery for a new floating production, storage and offloading vessel destined for an offshore development in Asia.
The scope covers a fully integrated mooring and deck machinery solution. It includes chain pull-in winches, chain stoppers, fairleads, riser pull-in winches and the associated control and automation systems. Equipment delivery is scheduled for mid-2027.
The package is built around large mooring chain dimensions, which reflect the demanding operating conditions the FPSO is designed to work in.
The award is a repeat order from the same customer, following an earlier FPSO contract, and extends a relationship established through that project.
"We are pleased to continue our cooperation with this customer on another FPSO development," said Marte Tyldum, SVP Kongsberg Maritime Handling.
The work is split between two Norwegian parties. IP Huse will handle mechanical design of the deck machinery, while Kongsberg Maritime delivers automation, control systems and overall project management. Mechanical components will be manufactured in Norway at IP Huse's facilities on Haroy, which keeps engineering, production and delivery closely integrated.
That division of labour is the pattern applied to this class of package: mechanical design and fabrication on the manufacturing side, automation and project execution on the Kongsberg Maritime side. The combination is aimed at FPSO operators running technically demanding offshore developments, where mooring and deck equipment has to be matched to site-specific loads.
Neither the energy operator nor the offshore development has been named, and the contract value was not disclosed. The award follows work already delivered for the same customer rather than the start of a new client relationship.
