Bourbon has signed a five-year marine charter agreement with CGGVeritas for six new seismic support and assistance vessels that will be delivered at the end of 2012.
Following a tender procedure, Bourbon decided to build these vessels at Grandweld Shipyards in Dubai. These vessels will be used to support the fleet of CGGVeritas seismic survey vessels operating all over the world, providing them with the requisite ancillary services including crew change, fuel delivery, storage, assistance and support during in-sea maintenance operations.
The 53-metre vessels will have hybrid propulsion consisting of two classic diesel engines to move at speed for transit work and two electric engines for escort and support work for the seismic survey vessels.
