Nam Cheong debuts Malaysia and Sarawak’s first multi-purpose support vessel

A formal naming ceremony will be held in August.

Nam Cheong Group has unveiled SKG 520, the first Malaysia and Sarawak company-owned purpose-built multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV).

According to Nam Cheong, the vessel was “designed to meet the complex and evolving demands of both traditional oil & gas and the burgeoning renewable energy sectors." It can be used for a geotech drilling rig, subsea ROV deployment, air diving deployment, survey equipment, and walk-to-work gangway.

Nam Cheong said SKG 520’s concept is based on the retrofitting of the SK Eonik, a vessel that has been converted and is currently deployed to Japan for a project under a 2+2-year charter.

“As Sarawak positions itself as a leader in the green hydrogen economy and offshore renewables, the SKG 520 stands ready as a versatile, purpose-built asset, proudly owned by a Malaysian and Sarawakian company, to support these critical developments both locally and internationally,” said Leong Seng Keat, Group CEO of Nam Cheong

The SKG 520 is scheduled for a formal naming ceremony in August.