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27 Apr 2016

Ice Navigation System Selected for Magne Viking

Magne Viking (Photo: Rutter)

Rutter Inc. announced that Viking Ice Consultancy selected the sigma S6 Ice Navigator system for installation on the Magne Viking, the first vessel to comply with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Polar Code approved by DNV GL. Rutter’s sigma S6 Ice Navigator system enables vessels operating in ice to differentiate between open water, ice pans, open water leads in ice fields and the ice ridges that impact operations in ice zones. Its high resolution image processing provides enhanced ice imaging for detection and tracking.

22 Jun 2014

Viking Supply Ships Charters 'Tor Viking' To Major Oil Firm

Viking Supply Ships, subsidiary of Rederi AB TransAtlantic a leading Swedish shipping company with headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden, has entered into a contract with a major oil company for the charter of “Tor Viking” in the Far East region, commencing in June 2014. The spokesman of the company informed that the duration contract is for 11 months firm, plus options to extend the contract with 2 x 6 months subject to availability. The contract strengthens the company’s position within harsh environment operations. The value of the firm period of the contract is around USD 34.5 million.  Viking Supply Ships

18 Jun 2014

Far East Contract for Icebreaking AHTS 'Tor Viking'

Viking Supply Ships says it has entered into a contract with a major oil company for their AHTS vessel 'Tor Viking'. The charter of the AHTS will be in the Far East region, commencing in June 2014. The duration is for 11 months firm, plus options to extend the contract by 2 x 6 months subject to availability. Viking considers that this contract strengthens its position within harsh environment operations. The value of the firm period of the contract is around US$ 34.5-million. Viking Supply Ships (VSS) core business is within the Offshore and Offshore/Icebreaking segment on a world-wide basis. The fleet comprises of 3 AHTS/Icebreakers, and  4 Ice classed AHTS along with one conventional AHTS.

04 Apr 2014

Icebreaking AHTS 'Tor Viking' Sub-Arctic Charter 2014/15 Cancelled

Tor Viking: Image Viking Supply

Sweden's Rederi AB TransAtlantic owners of the offshore drilling vessel 'Tor Viking' inform that the charter agreement for “Tor Viking” for the 2014 and 2015 seasons has been cancelled but the contract is still valid for the remainder of its period covering 2016 & 2017. The duration of each season is approximately 7 months including mobilization and demobilization with commencement around May 1st each year. The drilling season 2014 has now been cancelled by the charterer and a cellation fee is to be paid to Viking Supply Ships (VSS).

14 Mar 2013

Charter Change for Viking Supply Icebreakers

Icebreaking AHTS Balder Viking

Existing charter contracts for AHTS icebreakers 'Tor Viking' and 'Balder Viking' not extended; other charter fixed. The vessels had since 1999/2000 been available to the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) every Q1 for icebreaking duties, but the vessels will end the contract after Q1 2014 and Q1 2015 respectively. Viking considers that the prevailing financial terms of the SMA contract entered into in 1998 does not reflect current market rates. In addition it imposed a limitation for Viking Supply Ships to offer the vessels for other charterers.

06 Jan 2011

Inside Look at the USCG Response to the Golden Sea

The Kodiak-based Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley escorts the 738-foot cargo vessel Golden Seas while under tow to Dutch Harbor by the tug Tor Viking II Dec. 5, 2010, 50 miles west southwest of Dutch Harbor in the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Seas requested a tow after suffering a turbo-charge failure Dec. 3 limiting power and steerage. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.

Fierce Arctic winds and towering 30-foot seas assaulted a 738-foot freighter with 20 crewmembers aboard finding themselves helplessly adrift with limited engine power in the midst of an ice-cold storm 70 miles north of Adak. Trouble loomed on the horizon as they were drifting toward land carrying more than 132,277 pounds of rape seed used to make canola oil, 450,000 gallons of fuel oil and 11,700 gallons of diesel fuel with the only help more than 400 miles away. In the midst of the Golden Seas’ voyage to the United Arab Emirates the crew experienced a turbo-charger failure Dec. 3 2010.

08 Dec 2010

USCG Photo: Golden Seas Anchored Near Dutch Harbor

U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Kodiak

The bulk carrier Golden Seas was towed into anchoring position in Broad Bay near Dutch Harbor by the tug Tor Viking II Dec. 7. The Tor Viking II rendezvoused with the Golden Seas and was able tow the ship more than 500 miles along the Aleutian Islands to safe harbor near Dutch Harbor.

06 Dec 2010

Golden Seas Assisted at Sea by Tor Viking II

The bulk carrier Golden Seas is towed through rough seas in the Bering Sea by the Tor Viking II Dec. 5, 2010. Photo courtesy of Tor Viking II

The crew of the 738-ft Golden Seas reported an engine turbo-charge failure to the Coast Guard at 4 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, limiting power and steerage about 70 miles north of Adak and drifting southeast toward Atka Island. The Golden Seas is carrying Canola seed from Vancouver, Canada to the United Arab Emirates. The Tor Viking II, a 251-ft towing vessel outfitted with four engines totaling 18,300 horse power, reached the bulk carrier Golden Seas at approximately 5:30 p.m., Dec. 4, and was able to successfully attach towlines and began the tow at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

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