Polarcus orders two advanced seismic ships

Dubai-based, Oslo-listed seismic vessel operator Polarcus has ordered two new high-end 3D seismic ships.
Like the company's exisiting existing POLARCUS ASIMA and POLARCUS ALIMA, they will be constructed to the X-bowed ULSTEIN SX134 design, but with a higher ice class ("ICE 1A super"), increased propulsion and other innovative efficiency enhancing features. The vessels will be capable of towing up to 14 streamers with 100 m lateral separation between streamers. And while previous Polarcus vessels have been built at the Drydocks World, Dubai, shipyard these two will be built at Ulstein Verft AS in Norway.
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Source: Marinelog