The 22-streamer ‘Ramform Sterling’ was named on July 1 at the yard in Tomrefjord, Norway.

The new vessel, a sister ship of ‘Ramform Sovereign’, is 16 metres longer than the previous class Ramforms. It has significantly higher acquisition and transit speed, 25 percent longer endurance, and 60 percent higher production capacity compared with the previous Ramform class.

According to its owner, PGS, the ‘Ramform Sterling’ is the most powerful seismic ship in the world, with a power plant supplying 22,370kW.

The vessel class features many new innovations, including the world's first roll compensated helideck, steerable sources, dual workboat capacity and unique gear handling systems.