Rolls-Royce has provided the 3,500-dwt UT 771 WP design for two firm contracts atCosco Guangdong.

They will be the first in Asia featuring its wave-piercing bow.

The deal comes with four options.

The firm vessels will be delivered in 2015.

Chellsea has two UT-type ships in the water currently. It wants to operate up to seven vessels in the next fiveyears.