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pared to standard vessels. Each vessel saves a few thousand dollars per day on fuel thanks to the oper- ational ß exibility of the hybrid propulsion systems. In addition to these advantages, Yves Rastoin, Maritime Director, CGG, said his company reaps a number of other beneÞ ts from its partnership with Bourbon. He said Bourbon Þ t CGGÕs need for a Òlong-term partner of choiceÓ while meeting the specialized nature CGGÕs 22 globally active seis- mic vessels Ð and at a good price. Furthermore, Rastoin cited BourbonÕs strong track record as a platform on which to develop a long-term relation- ship. ÒWe selected Bourbon for their experience in vessel series management, and for their capacity to optimize their availability and deliver their high operating standards.Ó ÒAlong with our efforts to streamline our ß eet of seismic vessels and reduce the number of shipman- agers, CGG has launched a dedicated program for its chartered ß eet of support vessels,Ó Rastoin said. ÒThe series of six specially designed vessels under a long-term charter agreement with Bourbon is the Þ rst of its kind for our industry. Given the success- ful operations already carried out by the Bourbon Petrel and the Bourbon Fulmar, we feel conÞ dent about having made the right choice of partner and customized support vessel design for our seismic operations. ÒFor Bourbon, the newbuilds are encompassed in its ÒBourbon 2015 Leadership StrategyÓ plan, which entails company-wide investments nearing $2 billion (USD) to bolster the groupÕs global ß eet. ÒThe partnership with CGG is entirely consistent with BourbonÕs development strategy, based on a modern, standardized, high-performance ß eet and perfectly trained crews, in accordance with our op- erational excellence goal,Ó said Rodolphe Bouchet, vice president of business management for Bour- bonÕs marine services department. ÒThe success of these Þ rst seismic support vessels attests to BourbonÕs capacity to assist clients on demanding projects by providing them with quality services in constantly evolving environments and markets.Ó Also part of the deal, Bourbon and CGG extended their partnership in a number of other related areas, most speciÞ cally safety and training operations: the captains of the Bourbon vessels receive training on CGGÕs seismic operations simulator; drills and training exercises focusing on operational quality are held on a regular basis to prepare Bourbon and CGG crews together and to share best practices; and Þ nally, a single contact person at Bourbon is responsible for vessel contract administration - this person is the key client contact on a daily basis. In the Yard Main Particulars Length, o.a. ....................................................................................53.8 m Breadth, molded ................................................................................13 m Depth ...............................................................................................6.3 m Max./Design draft ....................................................................4.8 m/4 m Deadweight .................................................approx at max. draft 1,360 mt Bollard pull at Diesel - mechanical mode ........................................... 40 mt Bollard pull at boost mode .................................................................50 mt Gross/Net tonnage .......................................................approx 1,358/407 Type...........................................................Seismic support vessel. IMT 952 Class: .................................................................................................BV Flag ............................................................................Cyprus. + AUT-UMS Deck area ........................................................................approx. 230 m2 Max Deck cargo .............................................................................205 mt Domestic MDO (@ 97 %) ...........................................................271 cu. m. Cargo MDO/Cargo HFO (@ 97%) ..............................77 cu. m./895 cu. m. Deliverable MDO/HFO cargo ...................................................950 cu. m. Fresh water ..............................................................................121 cu. m. Ballast water .............................................................................519 cu. m. Lub oil ........................................................................................10 cu. m. Thermal oi ....................................................................................4 cu. m. Cargo slops ................................................................................10 cu. m. Cargo HFO/MDO ................................................2x 200 cu. m./h at 60 m Cargo MDO ...............................................................50 cu. m./h at 60 m Cargo fresh water .......................................................50 cu. m./h at 60 m Ballast/Fire pump ........................................................75 cu. m./h a 50 m Bilge system ...............................................................50 cu. m./h at 50 m Accommodations ....................................24 pers. (including 12 passengers) Main Diesel engines .............................................................2 x 1,575 bhp Auxiliary Diesel generators ......................................................3 x 550 kW Electric motor plant .................................................................2 x 350 kW Main propulsion .................2 x Hybrid propulsion package on CP propellers Bow tunnel thrusters ................................................................2 x 300 kW Emergency generator ................................................................1 x 95 kW Speed/Consumption (at 4m design draft)Diesel?Mechanical mode .........................................11.8 t/day at 11knots Diesel?Electrical mode ...................................................3 t/day at 6 knots Boost mode ..........................................................15.4 t/day at 11.5 knots (Photo: choppershoot.com courtesy Bourbon) 24 MTRNovember/December 2013MTR #9 (18-33).indd 24MTR #9 (18-33).indd 2412/12/2013 11:08:29 AM12/12/2013 11:08:29 AM