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40 MTR April 2011 first and only seismic company to receive the Det Norske

Veritas Vessel Emissions Qualification Statement, award- ed to the Company in Q2 2010. This qualifies its emis- sions reporting methodology and accuracy of data, verify- ing our ability to predict the exhaust emissions footprint for any project and then, post-project, to subsequently provide actual emissions measurements. The results also provide us with a real time ability to optimize operational performance during the course of a survey in order to reduce the overall emissions footprint.

The company has installed an Alfa Laval ballast water management system on its newest vessels, Polarcus Asima, which is the first IMO-type approved system in the world, that offers ballast water treatment that is 100% chemical free. “It is in the Polarcus DNA to build and maintain ‘green’ vessels and operations, both for today and for the future,”

Zickerman said. Testament to the green mandate is the new Polarcus Alima, which incorporates sophisticated seismic technology and is capable of towing 12 streamers, with a 100m lateral separation between streamers. It is a 3D/4D seismic vessel built to the Ulstein SX134 design and Ulstain X-BOW hull. While Polarcus is aggressive in its adoption of advanced technology, it does so with lim- its according to good business practice. “We considered

LNG powered engines for about five minutes, and we decided it was not for us,” said Zickerman. “Simply put, as we operate globally, the infrastructure is not there to bunker the vessels. Plus, those engines cost about four times as much.”

Photo Cour tesy Polar cus “We considered LNG powered engines for about five minutes, and we decided it was not for us,” said Zickerman. “Simply put, as we operate globally, the infrastructure is not there to bunker the vessels. Plus, those engines cost about four times as much.”