Keppel Singmarine, the specialised shipbuilding arm of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has delivered multi-purpose duty rescue vessel Kogalym on schedule to leading Russian oil company Lukoil.

Jointly designed by Marine Technology Development (MTD), the ship design and development arm of Keppel O&M and its consultants Robert Allan, Kogalym is the fifth vessel Keppel Singmarine has delivered to Lukoil since 2003.

The 60-tonne bollard vessel will be deployed in the Caspian Sea region to perform supply duty and rescue operations in temperatures as low as –20 degrees Celsius and ice thickness of up to 70cm.