Maersk Drilling's fourth ultra deepwater drillship was recently named in a ceremony held at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea.
Named 'Maersk Voyager', the vessel is the final in a series of four ultra deepwater drillships first ordered in 2011. According to Maersk Drilling, the vessels represent a total investment of US$2.6 billion.
'Maersk Voyager' will be delivered from SHI in the fourth quarter of 2014. She remains without a first contract, with Maersk Drilling CEO Claus Hemmingsen commenting that the short-term floater market was challenging at present.
Built by in South Korea under survey to ABS, the vessel is flagged in Singapore and can operate in water depths of over 3.5 kilomtres.
Like her sister ships, the 'Maersk Voyager' measures 228 metres in length overall, with a width of 42 metres and a depth of 19 metres.