Troms Offshore Fleet 2 AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Troms Offshore Supply AS and a Tidewater Company, has taken delivery of its new build no 817 at VARD Aukra shipyard in Norway. A naming ceremony was held in Bergen on Friday 31st January and the ship was named MV Troms Arcturus.
Trroms Arcturus is a clean design diesel electric PSV (Platform Supply Vessel), 94.5 metres long and 21 metres wide with a free deck area of 1 170 m2 and a deadweight of 5 660 t, and she is one of the largest PSVs operating in Norway. PSV 07 is a new innovative design developed by STX OSV and is a larger version of the well proven PSV 09 design. Troms Arcturus is a Clean Design environmentally friendly ship with focus on low fuel consumption and low emission of greenhouse gases. The vessel is further arranged for rapid response operations, including rescue of personnel and oil recovery operations. The ship is prepared for winterized operations, including the class notations ICE C and DEICE.
Following the naming ceremony in Bergen MV Troms Arcturus will enter a long term contract for Statoil. The ship will primarily be positioned for operations in the North Sea and in the Barents Sea, will fly Norwegian NOR flag with a crew of 28 split on two shifts.
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Troms Offshore, February 3, 2014