Shelf Express In 1985 N.A.M. {Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij) tendered for three platform supply boats for a five year charter contract. Various owners offered their services for this contract and finally the order was given to three of them, being Smit Lloyd, Unterweser and Vroon. A large number of shipyards were approached by Vroon in order to make an offer and in the end the building contract was won by the well-known Damen group of shipyards. Hergum Shipyard delivered the vessel to Vroon in December 1986. The vessel, built according to the requirements of our principals is today still on charter to N.A.M. This very successful ship can regularly be seen at Velsen-Noord out of which port she serves the oil industry on the southern part of the North Sea.

Type: platform/supply vessel
Deadweight: 1,550 mt
Gross tonnage: 1,423
Length over all: 61.30 m
Beam: 14.00 m
Draft: 4.60 rn
Main engines: 2 x Deutz SBV8M628LG Bhp 2,100 hp each
Speed: 13.0 knots
Class: Lloyds Register
Homeport: Breskens