Reach Subsea, a Norwegian subsea providers firm, has signed a long-term constitution contract with Agalas for a contemporary IMR/Survey vessel to be inbuilt Turkey.
According to Reach Subsea, to be employed on three or five-year constitution, will has a low emission, good lifting association and a state-of-the-art tools bundle that may be tailored to a number of market segments, with supply early 2026.
Reach Subsea CEO Jostein Alendal stated:”The market for subsea vessels is expected to remain tight for the foreseeable future, and with the innovative Agalas low-emission vessel, we will to an even larger degree be able to leverage the global market and continue our profitable growth.
“The vessel is effectively fitted to fixing complicated duties inside the quickly rising renewables vitality sector, oil & gasoline in addition to rising extremely deep-water seabed surveys for the seabed mineral trade. The vessel outfitted with a 150-ton AHC knuckle growth crane and a spacious deck space of roughly 900 sq. meters makes it well-suited for conducting IMR and building work.”
The vessel, equipped with dual fuel gensets, can run on either methanol or a combined MGO/battery system.
When powered by methanol, the vessel’s CO2 emissions are anticipated to be approximately 70 percent lower than those of the existing fleet. When using the MGO/battery system it is projected to achieve a reduction of around 20 percent.
The new vessel will be constructed at the Sefine Shipyard in Turkey. It will be tailored to Reach Subsea’s requirements and will be equipped with with an innovative ROV launch and recovery system (LARS) and prepared for the deep-water seabed survey market.
The contract is topic to last approval from SR Bank, Eksfin and Sparebank1 Nord Norge.
