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Largest ever LNG-powered PSV named in Norway

Largest ever LNG-powered PSV named in Norway
The largest ever LNG powered PSV was named in Norway last week.

REM Eir, was christened in last week in Mjølstadneset, Norway having been constructed at Kleven Verft shipyard in Sunnmøre. It is equipped with 1,090 cu m of deck area, making it the largest by capacity ever constructed.

 

Present at the ceremony was ceo of vessel owner Remøy Shipping, Karsten Sævik, as well as godmother of the vessel Inga-Lill Sævik, Kleven ceo Ståle Rasmussen, Master Odd Gunnar Støbakk and Chief Per Atle Svanå, as well as 150 invited guests.

 

REM Eir, to be chartered to Statoil, now joins Remøy Shipping’s fleet of 13 vessels, comprising 10 PSVs, as well as one seismic vessel, a seismic support vessel and a Coastguard vessel.