STM Holds Keel Laying Ceremony for Portuguese Logistics Support ShipSTM, Türkiye’s leading naval engineering company, has marked a new milestone in its historic naval export project for the Portuguese Navy by holding the keel laying ceremony for the Auxiliary Oiler Replenisher and Logistics Ship in Istanbul. Background to the project includes STM’s selection as the winning bidder in the Portuguese Navy’s Logistics Support Ship tender, where the company outperformed several leading international shipbuilders. The keel laying ceremony for the first Logistics Support Ship currently under construction in Istanbul took place on 29 January at ADA Shipyard. Today marks an important milestone as our engineering efforts for the Portuguese Navy’s Logistics Support Ship move forward into the construction phase. Technical SpecificationsThe Multi-Purpose Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR+) vessels are versatile, joint logistics support ships designed to provide both solid and liquid cargo support to surface platforms during peace and war times.