OUR GREAT MINDS

    by Tina Olivero

    Horizon Arctic: Harsh Environment Vessel

    Horizon Maritime is pleased to announce that the intake of the former Bourbon Arctic has been finalized. Now sailing under the name Horizon Arctic, the vessel is one of the most technically versatile multi-function offshore support vessels in the world.

    “The Horizon Arctic takes its place alongside Horizon Maritime’s growing fleet of harsh environment vessels, and we are delighted that this state of the art ship is available to help our customers face the challenge of operating in the North Sea, the Barents Sea and beyond,” said Sean Leet, CEO of the Horizon Maritime companies.

    Built at the Vard Brattvaag shipyard in 2016, the Horizon Arctic boasts a roster of exceptional features:

    –          Up to 307 tonnes of bollard pull and class-leading winch capabilities

    –          Environmentally-friendly Clean Design class notation

    –          Low resistance hull shape and fuel efficient diesel electric/hybrid propulsion system

    –          High ice class hull for arctic conditions

    –          24 meter beam designed for stability and flexible deck use

    –          Outstanding operational stability as evidenced by completion of more than 180 days of Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) operations in the harsh Barents Sea in 2018

    –          Special Purpose Ship (SPS) notation and large, high standard accommodations for 60 persons

    The acquisition of the Horizon Arctic also marks the launch of the newly incorporated Norwegian branch, Horizon Maritime Offshore AS, headquartered in Aalesund, Norway. The new venture is led by General Manager, Borge Nakken, an industry veteran and former Chief Operating Officer of Farstad Shipping. Nakken stated, “The Horizon Arctic has a demonstrated track-record of providing incomparable value. The vessel has been on term contract since delivery and maintains an outstanding performance record; most notably an exemplary safety and environmental result.”

    Nakken is supported by Senior Technical Advisor, Kaare Jostein Larsen, an experienced maritime technical expert who has worked with Horizon Maritime since 2016.

    The Horizon Arctic was recently dry docked at the Westcon shipyard in Floro, Norway where the vessel was painted in Horizon Maritime colours and officially renamed. The vessel immediately returned to work and has a full schedule for the foreseeable future.

    About Horizon Maritime: Horizon Maritime is originally a Canadian company with deep experience in harsh environment marine and offshore operations. With locations across Canada, the company has also expanded internationally to help solve the unique challenges of the global ocean community in harsh environment regions. Built on a foundation of exceptional people and modern equipment, Horizon Maritime brings innovative solutions and provides industry leading marine services to its customers

    Tina Olivero

    30 years ago, Tina Olivero looked into the future and saw an opportunity to make a difference for her province and people. That difference came in the form of the oil and gas sector. Six years before there was even a drop of oil brought to the shores of Newfoundland, she founded The Oil and Gas Magazine (THE OGM) from a back room in her home on Signal Hill Road, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. A single mother, no financing, no previous journalism or oil and gas experience, she forged ahead, with a creative vision and one heck of a heaping dose of sheer determination. With her pioneering spirit, Ms. Olivero developed a magazine that would educate, inspire, motivate and entertain oil and gas readers around the world — She prides herself in marketing and promoting our province and resources in unprecedented ways. The OGM is a magazine that focuses on our projects, our people, our opportunities and ultimately becomes the bridge to new energy outcomes and a sustainable new energy world. Now diversifying into the communications realms, a natural progression from the Magazine, The OGM now offers an entirely new division - Oil & Gas Media. Today, The Oil and Gas Magazine is a global phenomenon that operates not only in Newfoundland, but also in Calgary and is read by oil and gas enthusiasts in Norway, Aberdeen, across the US and as far reaching as Abu Dhabi, in the Middle East. Believing that Energy is everyone’s business, Ms. Olivero has combined energy + culture to embrace the worlds commitment to a balance of work and home life as well as fostering a foundation for health and well being. In this era of growth and development business and lifestyle are an eloquent mix, there is no beginning or end. Partnering with over 90 oil and gas exhibitions and conferences around the world, Ms. Olivero's role as a Global Visionary is to embrace communication in a way that fosters oil and gas business and industry growth in new and creative ways.

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