Le Commandant Charcot is a crossbreed electrical polar expedition ship with ice-breaking modern technology powered by Liquefied Natural Gas.

A Polar Class PC2 ship that consists of all the most up to date ‘green’ modern technologies, such as 100% waste arranged aboard as well as waste therapy. The ship will certainly be fitted with centers as well as tools for research study, offering the clinical globe with a system for monitoring, research study as well as evaluation to research water, air, ice, as well as biodiversity in severe polar areas.

Le Commandant Charcot will certainly be cruising on the planet’s most remote areas: the Geographic North Pole, Northeast Greenland’s National Park, circuit of the Svalbard island chain, the Bellingshausen Sea, Charcot as well as Pierre I Islands, Weddell Sea as well as the Larsen Ice Shelf.

Image Credits: PONANT-Nicolas-Dubreuil

Attilio Dapelo, General Manager Business Unit Cruise in VARD states: “The delivery of this amazing vessel is a true evidence of the high technical competence in our engineering and production departments. The technical result is unique; we are proud of the job we have done together, and we wish to thank everyone involved for the dedication and the commitment showed all along this project.”

We have actually developed this amazing ship in the excellent spirit of VARD with exceptional team effort, devotion as well as solution-oriented frame of mind. We are honored to provide this distinctive vessel to PONANT, totally examined as well as tuned for polar expeditions.

— Arnt Inge Gjerde, Yard Director Vard Søviknes

Le Commandant Charcot

The one-of-a-kind polar expedition ship is established by PONANT, Stirling Design International, Aker Arctic as well as VARD as well as is developed by Vard Tulcea in Romania as well as Vard Søviknes inNorway The ship is included with top quality items as well as options from VARD as well as Fincantieri’s specialized entities.

Le Commandant Charcot is around 30 000 gross loads, 150 meters long, 28 meters vast as well as has a cruise ship rate of 15 knots in open water. The vessel can suit 245 travelers in 123 staterooms, along with a staff of 215 individuals.

Reference: vard.com