The joint venture between J. Lauritzen and HitecVision founded in July this year, has now placed its first order. Axis Offshore, the new appelation of the division of J. Lauritzen formerly known as Lauritzen Offshore, has ordered a semi-submersible accommodation vessel which is to be ready for use in the North Sea from the first quarter of 2015. The ship will be built in the GM500A Global Maritime design and will be able to accommodate 500 people. The vessel will be built by Chinese Cosco and Axis has included an option of two more ships.
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