When Rederij Groen, a Scheveningen-based service supplier to the offshore industry, secured a long-term charter contract for two chase vessels for seismographic research, the question arose whether to refit two fishing cutters – as had been done in the past – or to build new ships. The scale tipped in favour of newbuilds, and together with Saltwater Engineering and Maaskant Shipyards, the first purpose-built Seismic Research Support Vessels were built…
Maritime By Holland nr.3 April-Mei 2013 Astra-G