GulfMark Offshore Takes Delivery of Arctic Class Platform Supply Vessel (PSV)
January 23 2017 - 6:30PM
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:GLF) announced today that its Norway
subsidiary, GulfMark Norge AS has taken delivery of Arctic class
PSV, Christened the “North Barents”, from Simek AS Shipyard in
Norway.
North Barents, a ST-216 Arctic design by
Skipsteknisk AS is the third of this type to be built for GulfMark.
This dynamically positioned 5000 dwt vessel is classified with DNV
Clean Design, Winterized, Ice Class, and Oil Recovery (NOFO 2009)
notations. The vessel has accommodations for 40 persons, holding
Comfort Class, Standby rescue certification (NMD 300) and is
compliant with the Special Purpose Ships Code.
The North Barents was built by Simek in
Flekkefjord, Norway for 360 million NOK (approximately US $42
million) and has commenced trading in Norway.
Quintin Kneen, GulfMark Offshore President and
CEO, commented, “The North Barents represents GulfMark’s commitment
to operating a technologically advanced fleet of vessels with this
class-leading delivery. She is ideally suited for harsh environment
operations and further strengthens our market position in the North
Sea, where we remain the largest operator of Platform Supply
Vessels.”
Contact: Michael Newman
Investor Relations
E-mail: Michael.Newman@GulfMark.com