Construction vessel offshore support vessel Polar Onyx

New name: Orient Adventurer. A flexible platform for various assignments, delivered initially as a high-capacity flexible pipelay/subsea construction vessel for harsh conditions and deep waters for operations in the SURF/Construction/IMR market. Classifications: DnV1A1, SF, E0, DYNPOS-AUTRO, CleanDesign, NAUT-OSV(A), COMF-V(3), COMF-C(3), HELDK-SH, CRANE, SPS, VIBR, BIS, DK(+) The 'Polar Onyx' was another on-time delivery from the Ulstein Verft shipyard. Irene W. Basili, CEO of GC Rieber Shipping, stated: "The vessel is designed to meet the increasing expectations from our clients in the high-end subsea segment regarding operational redundancy and flexibility. Our cooperation with Ulstein Verft has been excellent, which has again been essential to supporting our client. Ceona chartered the vessel for a fixed period of five years. After delivery, a 275t vertical lay system was installed before she entered operations in May 2014. Her first assignment was to deliver deepwater SURF services to Petrobras offshore Brazil. The SX121 design has a high capacity for flexible-pipe cargo on and below the main deck. The X-BOW delivers excellent seakeeping and fuel efficiency. Polar Onyx was built to the highest standard for station keeping, redundancy and dynamic positioning with DP3 and Operation +, providing reliability in operation. "Polar Onyx" is certified according to Special Purpose Ships (SPS) and Clean Design and carries a Green Passport. She has an extensive construction/cargo deck area of 1,700 m2. She has an AHC offshore crane capable of lifting 250 tonnes at a 14-metre outreach and a 12-tonne AHC offshore crane.