Princess from Aker Yards to Volstad Shipping delivered 3 weeks ahead of schedule

Aker Yards has delivered the platform supply vessel, Volstad Princess, to Volstad Shipping AS. This delivery is the third vessel of this type from Aker Yards facility in Brattvaag to Volstad Shipping within a one year periode. Designed for world wide operations, the ship is delivered three weeks before schedule. The vessel will operate on charter for StatoilHydro."We in Volstad Shipping are highly satisfied with both design and yard. The sister ships Volstad Viking and Volstad supplier have been very well received in the market. The three year contract and options with StatoilHydro for Volstad Princess strengthen this picture. The work that has been done on Volstad Princess holds a very high standard. In addition the yard has set an example of very flexible and solution oriented conduct. New technological challenges have been solved in an excellent way, and that the delivery in addition fined place three weeks ahead of contract date is no less that impressive in today's market situation, where long delays are more common", says Eivind Volstad, Managing Director of Volstad Shipping.
Silent running high comfort vesselThe vessel has the designation ST-216L CD with focus on environmental friendly and safe operations. The vessel features a diesel-electric fuel saving propulsion system, engines with low emissions to air and SCR catalysts reducing the NOx level. New developed designs of switchboards and IAS are delivered by Aker Yards Electro. Volstad Princess meets the latest regulations for spilled oil recovery operations (ORO) by the NOFO 2005 standard and can also perform rescue operations for up to 300 survivors. In particular, the vessel is also prepared for future operations in the northern cold areas, with ice strengthened hull and propellers and  also DE-ICE notation.  The accommodation onboard is of a high standard with high comfort, and the ship meets all the latest criteria for the crew onboard.   
The hull has been built at Aker Yards, Tulcea in Romania, and has been commissioned at Aker Yards Brattvaag in Norway. 

 Source: Aker Yards