Aker Arctic laboratory in Helsinki. Photo – Lehtikuva.
Finnish Aker Arctic and French Piriou on Wednesday signed a contract for the design of a ship which will act as both a patrol ice breaker and logistics vessel for the French state.
The vessel will be constructed at the shipyard in Concarneau, France.
The construction of the ship is scheduled for completion in the early summer of 2017. Aker Arctic will also provide technical support during the construction of the vessel.
The 72-metres long vessel will be deployed to the Indian Ocean in autumn 2017 and will carry out its first supply mission to the Dumont d'Urville Station in Adélie Land, Antarctica, in winter 2018.
The vessel can accommodate a crew of up to 60 persons, carry a cargo of 1,200 tonnes and carry one helicopter.
