The Fincantieri-owned shipbuilder said it will hand over a 1 08-type supply ship from its Vung Tau in Vietnam in the second quarter of 2016.

The vessel will be prepared for standby, rescue, firefighting and oil recovery operations, it added.

ER has also taken over the contract for a sistership ordered by Carlotta Offshore in May and due in the third quarter of 2015.

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