In International Shipping News 09/01/2017
British Antarctic Survey (BAS), a component body of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), declares its fourth option for a one-year extension of the bareboat charter for “RRS Ernest Shackleton”. The option will be effective from August 2017.
“RRS Ernest Shackleton” has been on a long-term charter with BAS since August 1999. BAS further holds one annual option to extend the bareboat charter.
GC Rieber Shipping’s business within offshore/shipping includes ownership in specialized vessels, high quality marine ship management and project development within the segments subsea, ice/support and marine seismic. The group has a specialized competence in offshore operations in harsh environments as well as design, development and maritime operation of offshore vessels.
GC Rieber Shipping currently owns and operates 11 advanced special purpose vessels for defined markets within the subsea, ice/support and marine seismic segments.
The company has its headquarter and a ship management office in Bergen, and an additional ship management company in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia). The company is listed on Oslo Børs with ticker RISH.
Source: GC Rieber Shipping
