Viking Cruises recently announced the launch of its ocean product line, Viking Ocean Cruises, marking the introduction of the travel industry’s first new cruise line in nearly a decade. Developed from the ground up to return the focus of cruising to the destination, Viking Ocean Cruises will begin sailing in May 2015 with its first [...]
Viking Supply Ships has entered into a contract with E.ON for the charter of “SBS Cirrus” commencing in May 2013. The duration is for three months firm, plus charterer’s option to extend the contract with a total of 8 weeks. The contract terms are in accordance with present market conditions. The vessel is currently performing [...]
The need to meet the ever stringent environmental standards in the maritime industry has heralded a new age of shipbuilding practices. A vessel that represents a totally new generation of vessels, namely Viking Grace, is an embodiment of the modern design of the future. By using natural gas the hazardous emissions decrease to a minimum. Nitrogen [...]
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Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has signed a five year maintenance agreement with Finnish ship owner, Viking Line. The agreement, which became effective from March 1, is for maintaining and servicing the recently launched ‘Viking Grace’, the largest passenger ferry ever to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel. The agreement [...]
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Statoil Petroleum AS has awarded Eidesvik Offshore ASA with a 2 years extension for the LNG fuelled Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) Viking Energy. The contract has further 2×2 years options for extension. The Viking Energy was the first LNG fueled PSV in the world when it was delivered in 2003, and has been on contract [...]
Viking Ocean Cruises and Fincantieri, world leader in the construction of cruise vessels, have signed a contract for the construction of two super luxury cruise ships. Representing Viking Ocean Cruises was the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Torstein Hagen while Fincantieri was represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Giuseppe Bono. At 47,000 gross tones with 472 [...]
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Viking Supply Ships, one of TransAtlantic’s two business areas, has with the AHTS-vessel Magne Viking been awarded a term contract by Chevron Canada Ltd for operations on one well. The contract is on subject and is not yet fully signed by the parties. The well support operations are estimated to last between 150 and 180 [...]
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In November 2011, Rederi AB TransAtlantic announced that its business area Viking Supply Ships had agreed to enter into a contract with Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (“Sakhalin Energy”) for a period of 2.5 years with additional option(s) to extend the contract by 4×3 months for the vessel Vidar Viking. The agreement with Sakhalin Energy [...]
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Viking Ocean Cruises, sister company of Viking River Cruises, the world’s leading river cruise line, and Fincantieri, world leader in cruise shipbuilding, today announced the signature of a Memorandum of Agreement for the construction of two new luxury ocean cruise ships. The memorandum also includes an option for a third vessel. In line with Viking’s [...]
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Construction work on Viking Line’s new passenger vessel NB 1376 is notably progressing at the STX Finland shipyard in Turku. The section 630 of this 214 m inspiring and exciting newbuild is currently being assembled. Delivery of the ice class 1 A Super vessel is expected in January 2013, and she will be the most [...]
