Eidesvik new building, Viking Princess, was named in an official ceremony in Bergen, Norway, on September 14th 2012, Eidesvik press release said. Lady sponsor of the vessel was H.K.H. Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Viking Princess is delivery no. 347 from Kleven Shipyard, and is the sister ship to Viking Prince, which was delivered in March this year. Eidesvik Offshore and Kleven are pioneers in the construction of gas-powered vessels, and built the world's first gas-supply vessel, Viking Energy, in 2003. Kleven is the leading supplier of advanced gas-powered vessels in Norway, with seven vessels delivered and two new on order.
The Viking Princess will will be handed over to Statoil under a long term contract.
Norway, Bømlo-based Eidesvik Offshore specializes in three main segments: supply and logistics, subsea and seismic survey and cable laying. The company operates a fleet of ten supply ships, both platform supply vessels and anchor handling tug supply vessels, five subsea vessels, five seismic vessels and one cable-laying ship.
Several of the vessels are developed by Eidesvik's own project department in close cooperation with our business associates(clients) and naval architects. The vessels are operated in the world's market.
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