CTRM Aero, North Sea Boats Inks Marine Vessel Deal

08 Desember 2011

Rigid Inflatable Boats/RIB made in North Sea Boats Indonesia (photo : North Sea Boats)

CTRM Aero Composites Sdn Bhd got the thumbs up today as an internationally recognised expert incomposites research and technology by Indonesia-based North Sea Boats (NSB).

Their track record landed them in a synergy with NSB to develop, produce, market, sell and service advancedtechnology composites marine vessels.

In a statement here, NSB managing director John Ivar Allan Lundin said the vessels would be for the defenceand security market in the Asean region in particular as well as the international market.

The partnership agreement signing between CTRM subsidiary CTRM Composites Engineering (CTRM CE) and NSB were held today at the on-going Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2011.

Expanding on this synergy, CTRM CE chief executive officer Mohd Shafee Mohd Ali said the partnershipwould fuse regional technology expertise and foster greater co-operation between regional industry playerslike CTRM CE and NSB.

This, he said, would pave the way for superior production of high performance marine vessels. "With NSB’sexpertise in designing and developing high performance marine vessels for defence and security purposes and CTRM’s cutting edge in composites fabrication, we expect to achieve a superior production," he said.

CTRM specialises in the manufacture of composites components for commercial and military aircraft. NSB,based in East Java, has been actively engaged in the design and development of boats used by the IndonesianSpecial Forces.

(Business Times)