Acta Marine Unveils Name of Its Newbuild Vessel

Acta Marine has revealed the name of its newbuild Ulstein SX195 walk to work vessel being built at Crist shipyard in Poland. 

Acta Marine informed that the vessel will sail under the name Acta Auriga.

Upon delivery the Acta Auriga will join Acta Orion, its semi-sister vessel, and as such form the second vessel in the Acta fleet dedicated for walk to work, offshore logistics and accommodation services for a variety of clients in the offshore renewable industry.

The vessel is named after the constellation Auriga, Auriga means “the charioteer” in Latin.

The completed hull is expected to be towed from of Crist, Poland to Ulsteinvik, Norway early November 2017. Thereafter Ulstein Verft will complete the outfitting of the vessel and the installation of the SMST provided mission equipment – motion compensated gangway and 3D crane.

Delivery of Acta Marine’s Acta Auriga is slated for end Q1 2018.