A proud milestone took place for Irish Mainport Holdings as a newbuild survey vessel was officially launched at a shipyard this month in the Netherlands, writes Jehan Ashmore.
The launch event of the Geo Master was held on the 9th January at the Neptune Construction B.V. shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, located in the province of South Holland.
Designed to support high-resolution geophysical and geotechnical surveys, the DP2 vessel is equipped with advanced systems, enhancing operational efficiency and data accuracy, and be used in the offshore wind sector. As Afloat reported, the hybrid survey and ROV support vessel was scheduled to enter service by March.
It was just over a year ago when the shipyard carried out the vessel's keel-laying ceremony. It will be a new and important contribution to the growth ambitions of N-Sea Group. The subsea infrastructure solutions provider group based in Dordrecht had signed a long-term charter agreement for the additional vessel, which follows the same design of the Geo Ranger, equipped with similar equipment, which is under N-Sea Group management and control.
The new vessel will be upgraded to meet the latest standards in fuel efficiency and emissions and is able to run on biofuel.
A crew of 7 will be provided accommodation in addition to 19 personnel on what will be a Dutch-flagged vessel, which will be under full commercial management and control of N-Sea.
