Supply Vessel Specialist Building Expertise In Ice Operations

摘要

Transatlantic, the only Swedish shipowner operating offshore supply vessels, is gearing up to be a player in the arctic offshore market, according to business manager for offshore/ice-breaking, Stefan Eliasson. Until late last year the company was involved in a joint venture with Norwegian group Viking Ship Supply, operating four anchor-handling tug/supply vessels, three of them also ice-breakers. When the two parties began to diverge on policy issues, they agreed to discontinue the joint arrangement, each taking two of the vessels. Transatlantic now operates Balder Viking and Tor Viking, both ice-breakers. Under a 15-year agreement with the Swedish Maritime Administration, these are available for ice-breaking duties in the Baltic Sea during the first quarter of the year. Otherwise, they work mainly in the North Sea spot market, where Transatlantic and Viking continue to cooperate.