Normand Ranger
An Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel of the VS 490 design. Normand Ranger is a powerful anchor handling vessel with a bollard pull of 287 tonnes. The vessel is equipped with a Multi Deck Handler and an Anchor Recovery Frame for safe anchor handling operations on deck.
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Ship history
Delivered from Ulstein Verft on 5 May 2010. Ulstein Verft won the contract with GIEK and Sparebank 1 SR-Bank for completion of the anchor handling vessel. The ship came to Ulstein Verft from the bankrupt shipyard Karmsund Maritime Service in August 2009. The completion was a challenging task, but Ulstein Verft delivered the project to the agreed terms within time.
"It is challenging to take over a half produced vessel. We had to get a complete picture of everything that had been done, and whether it had been done correctly in relation to the regulations. Furthermore, we needed to provide an overview of which suppliers were still a part of the project. The interaction between engineering, procurement, planning and production was very important. We have an organisation that has the necessary expertise and experience to handle such challenges," said the yard's managing director on occasion of the delivery.
"We are very satisfied with the completion of Normand Ranger. The project has fulfilled our expectations when delivered from Ulstein Verft today," said Lars Peder Solstad, managing director at Solstad Offshore.
Normand Ranger entered the spot market in the North Sea after delivery.
Ulstein and Solstad have collaborated on several prestigious projects earlier such as the construction of Normand Installer and Normand Seven. Ulstein Verft has built 17 vessels for Solstad. The first anchor handling vessel, Normand Drott, was delivered in 1984.
Milestones
From June 2017, Deep Sea Supply, Solstad Shipping and Farstad Shipping became one joint shipowning company, from 1 October 2018 the joint company is named Solstad Offshore.
Feb 2021: The AHTS vessel will enter into a one-year contract starting in Q2 2021, to support a major drilling campaign offshore northwest Australia .