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New Vessel from Bergen Group Handed Over to Volstad |
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Tuesday, 02 March 2010 |
 Volstad Maritime AS was delivered BN 82 from Bergen Group Fosen. The ship is an advanced offshore seismic vessel to be operated by the Dutch company Fugro Geoteam.
“Volstad is getting a state-of-the-art ship. The ship contains the
latest and most advanced equipment that the international market can
provide in this segment" says CEO Arnar Utseth at Bergen Group Fosen.
The hull of the boat was built at Bergen Group Landskrona in Sweden and
arrived Fosen in August 2009 for outfitting and commissioning.
The vessel, which was submitted to the shipping company Volstad Maritime
AS on Friday February 26th is 108 meters long, 24 meters wide and has a
gross tonnage of 13,000 tons. Modern diesel-electric engines from
Wärtsilä provide a cruising speed of 16.5 knots. The ship is built and
prepared for advanced seismic operations, and have equipment that makes
it possible to operate under very demanding conditions. The vessel has
integrated the helicopter deck, four deck cranes and a cabin capacity of
72 persons.
The ship will now go from Fosen to the Netherlands to be equipped and
prepared for seismic operations under the chart of Fugro Geoteam. The
baptism of the ship will take place in Stavanger on Friday 19 March.
Bergen Group Fosen are now preparing for the next hull to be fitted at
the shipyard. It is an advanced 3 DP construction vessel being built for
the shipping company Solstad Offshore ASA. The building of the hull is
in these days finished up in Poland, and the hull is expected to arrive
Fosen in the middle of March.
Source: Bergen
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