The operator of offshore subsea support vessels, marine seismic vessels and polar logistics and research expeditions said in a press release that the contract for a fixed period for a period of about 5 months with options to extend by up to one month was with a. Polar queen current position diving support vessel, mmsi. Gc rieber shipping, a specialized offshore vessel operator, to support the design. Mar 23, 2021 norwegian offshore vessels owner gc rieber said tuesday it has delivered the imr walktowork vessel polar queen to its new owner, following the sale agreement in february this year. Polar queen, an st254lcd designed vessel, is equipped with an uptime active motion compensated gangway. Polar queen 9523378 diving support vessel maritime. The company announced the sale of the imr vessel in february. New research vessel for schmidt ocean institute hydro international. Polar queen is a purposebuilt w2wrov surveyconstruction vessel. Realtime and current position of polar queen diving support vessel, mmsi. Gc rieber shipping finds shortterm work for polar queen.
The polar queen is an imr walktowork vessel, built at freire. Ship photo of polar queen taken by shipspotter cx9aaw at, the global free ship database. Gc rieber shipping said it had agreed to sell its imr walktowork vessel polar queen, built at freire shipyard in 2011. Laura bassi formerly polar queen and rrs ernest shackleton is an icebreaking research vessel operated by the italian national institute for oceanography and applied geophysics, istituto nazionale di oceanografia e di geofisica sperimentale ogs. Polar queen accommodates a 150 ton offshore ahc crane, 119 persons and 960 sqm deck space. Although a vessel within any of these options would he a part of the federallyoperated fleet, it would have an impact on requirements for unols ships. It can also undertake inspection, maintenance and repair operations. The gangway on board the vessel is excluded from the sale and will remain. The ship was then redeployed about 60 km northwest and remained moored to one floe for the remaining 30 days of the drift project, from day 170 to 200. Hyde guardian ballast water treatment retrofit mv polar queen.
Gc rieber shipping announces sale of vessel vesselfinder. Polar king subsea construction vessel ship technology. Rish is a norwegian shipping company that operates offshore subsea support vessels, marine seismic vessels and polar logistics and research expeditions. Falkor too other ship, imo 9523378, mmsi 319210400. Feb 22, 2021 shortterm charter for gc riebers polar queen february 22, 2021 gc rieber shipping asa is pleased to announce a new shortterm contract for walk towork vessel polar queen for a tier 1 client in europe for work in an offshore wind park.
The project is the same as the one that polar queen was engaged on during the summer of 2018 and 2019. Norwegian vessels polar circle or polar queen are under consideration. Vessel polar queen is a other type ship sailing under the flag of cyprus. The new ship renamed falkor too is 363 feet in length, compared to the 272foot falkor, built in 1980. Nov 05, 2018 the charter further strengthens gc rieber shippings backlog, securing full contract coverage for the summer of 2019.
Hyde guardian bwt retrofit installation on a vessel. The vessel is specially designed for operation under severe weather conditions and with high manoeuvrability and stationkeeping capabilities. The vessel is owned by gc rieber shipping asa and operated by the acergy group. Mar 23, 2021 the polar queen is an imr walktowork vessel, built at freire shipyard in 2011. Her imo number is 9523378 and mmsi number is 209070000. The new vessel was purchased from gc rieber shipping asa as the polar queen and was built in 2011 as an offshore industry vessel, used most recently to construct offshore wind farms in europe.
The extended period will be in direct continuation of the. Separately, the company said monday it had agreed to sell the polar queen vessel. Polar queen other ship, imo 9523378, mmsi 209070000, rufzeichen 5bdg3, flagge cyprus. Gc rieber delivers polar queen to new owners greensea. The general character of ice and upper ocean exchange and its. Rov survey construction vessel rovsurveyconstructionvessel. Gc rieber shipping has entered into an agreement to sell the imr walktowork vessel polar queen, built at freire shipyard in 2011. Offshore support vessel polar queen image courtesy of helmut ivers the sale is expected to be completed in march 2021 and will result in a positive liquidity effect of approximately nok 22 million after repayment of the. Norwegian shipowner gc rieber shipping has won a contract extension for its polar onyx vessel with deepocean. Polar queen, designated st254l cd, is a purpose built rov survey construction vessel built at c. Nerc invited the uk marine and polar science community to submit. The vessel delivered its first renewables contract to senvion supporting the installation of turbines. Mar 23, 2021 the new vessel was purchased from gc rieber shipping asa as the polar queen and was built in 2011 as an offshore industry vessel, used most recently to construct offshore wind farms in europe.
Goltens oslo was contracted by bergen, norway based gc rieber shipping, a specialized offshore vessel operator, to support the design and installation for a hyde guardian gold 300m3hour ballast water treatment system retrofit. Polar queen other ship, imo 9523378, mmsi 209070000. Gc rieber shipping has entered into a time charter agreement with a european offshore client for the csv vessel polar queen for a fixed period of four months with options to extend by up to one month. On the center console you can see the multiple manual thruster controls. Gc rieber delivers polar queen to schmidt ocean institute. The vessel was put up for sale and was acquired by the brazilian navy on 19 april 1994 for use as a polar research ship assigned to the brazilian antarctic program. Details for the ship falkor too, imo 9523378, other ship, position north europe with current real time ais position and ship photos by. Gc rieber shipping has agreed with deepocean bv to extend the charter of the surf vessel polar onyx until the end of may 2021, the company said. It can provide services including offshore construction csv, inspection, maintenance and repair imr operations. Schmidt ocean institute has acquired a new research vessel that will. Mar 23, 2021 norwegian offshore vessel owner gc rieber shipping has delivered the polar queen vessel to new owners.
Manual of standard procedures for observing and reporting ice conditions. As for its walktowork w2w capabilities, the vessel is equipped with an uptime 23. Polar queen has just come off a walktowork market contract. Polar queen current position marine vessel traffic. The vessel is specially designed for operation under severe weather conditions and with high maneuverability and station keeping capabilities. The largest vessel of our fleet the 146 meter long polar queen, was built in. Gc rieber awarded fivemonth charter for polar queen baird. Gc rieber said the client was a tier 1 client in europe. Sep 16, 2020 norwaybased offshore vessel owner gc rieber shipping said wednesday it had won a contract in the offshore wind sector for its 2011built polar queen multipurpose vessel. The ship was built by kverner klevin leirvik as, norway for gc for rieber shipping, and launched in 1995 as the mv polar queen. The polar queen is mobilizing for the project and will start the charter tomorrow. Bergen, norway gc rieber shipping asas walktowork vessel polar queen has received a threeweek contract from for a tier 1 client in europe for work at an offshore wind park. The polar queen is an imr walktowork vessel, built at freire shipyard in 2011.
Off europe greenland reflection seismic data to download pdf to the top. Feb 23, 2021 the gangway onboard the vessel is excluded from the sale and will remain an asset for gc rieber shippings vessels. Oct 28, 2020 the polar queen, built in spain in 2011, is fitted with a 150ton offshore ahc crane, accommodation for 119 persons, and has 960 sqm deck space. The vessels keel was laid down on 27 september 1980 and the ship was launched on 22 january 1981 as polar queen. Falkor too other ship, imo 9523378, mmsi 319210400, callsign zgoj7, flag cayman islands.
According to gc rieber, the sale to an undisclosed buyer will see the vessel, built at freire shipyard in 2011, leave the offshore industry. Polar king is a purposebuilt, remotely operated survey and light offshore construction vessel, built to carry out operations in the north sea on a worldwide basis. The gangway that was on board the vessel was excluded from the sale and will remain an asset for gc rieber shippings vessels. Polar queen, offshore support vessel skibsdetaljer og. The gangway that was on board the vessel was excluded from the sale and will remain an asset for gc rieber. Main ship particulars are length of 110 m and beam of 20 m. The vessel has today been delivered to the new owner, gc rieber shipping said in a brief statement on tuesday, without disclosing the name of the buyer. Polar queen current position where is the current position of polar queen presently.
Sale of vessel polar queen hellenic shipping news worldwide. Both polar king and polar onyx are on long term charters, and with the recent charter announcements for polar queen, the vessel will be employed almost continuously from now until september 2019. Polar queen, offshore support vessel details and current. Jul 09, 2019 norwegian shipping company gc rieber shipping has been awarded a sixmonth charter for its construction support vessel polar queen. The charter holds two firm periods, one period of 45 days plus options with commencement of operations shortly, and one.
Conversion from cable laying vessel to flexlay and subsea. Dynamics and thermodynamics of the iceupper ocean system. Gc rieber shipping has entered into a time charter agreement with an unnamed european offshore client for the construction support vessel csv polar queen for a period of about five months with options to extend by up to one month. The contract is a short one, for three weeks, with further options to extend. Africa deal for subsea construction vessel siem spearfish. The gangway onboard the vessel is excluded from the sale and. Combined results from ice and upper ocean studies during the entire polar queen drift are presented in two papers. Maps below show the following voyage data present location, next port. Norwegian offshore vessel company gc rieber shipping has won a new contract for its polar onyx surfsubsea construction vessel, just days after it was announced that deepocean had extended the charter for the same vessel. The vessel is of a clean design, built in accordance with the imo sps 2008 rules. Gc rieber shipping nets extension for polar onyx, sells. Guidelines for the development of a polar water operational manual.
The current position of polar queen is in north sea with coordinates 54. Shortterm charter for gc riebers polar queen cyprus. The construction of steel hull vessels begins in the early. Polar queen books further shortterm contract offshore. Polar queen is a 110m multipurpose subsea support vessel and sister vessel to the polar king and has a walk to work w2w sytem installed. Gc rieber shipping asa has received a shortterm contract for the walktowork vessel polar queen with a tier 1 client in europe for work in an offshore wind park. The back to back charter arrangement shows the vessel s attractiveness in the market and ability to secure new charters and.
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