Latest IMT948 to be delivered to North Star Shipping

Spain, 19/04/2010 3:39pm

The Grampian Confidence, the 8th in a series of 11 IMT948 ERRV's (Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel) to be delivered by Astilleros Balenciaga sailed away from the yard op April 15th.
The Confidence is equipped with two daughter craft and one fast rescue craft. She will join the North Star Shipping fleet to support operations with CNR International at the Ninian Complex in the East Shetland basin.

North Star managing director, Callum Bruce, said:
"We are delighted that the Grampian Confidence will continue the work on the Ninian complex which North Star has supported since the early 1990's.
Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels are an absolutely essential part of the industry's oil and gas exploration and production operations in the North Sea. We are constantly looking at ways of modernising our fleet through new builds using the most up to date vessel technology and designs."

Leading providers of emergency response and rescue, Supply and ROV survey vessels, North Star Shipping aims to deliver the most efficient, modern and cost-effective services for customers operating in the North Sea and Internationally.