Vroon holds naming ceremony for two newbuilding at Nanjing East Star Shipyard in China
Vroon announces, that two of its newbuilding ERRVs, VOS Faithful and VOS Famous, have been named in ceremonies held today, Monday 24 November, at Nanjing East Star Shipyard in China, the company said in its press release.
VOS Faithful was christened by Mrs Monique Haverbeke, Crewing Assistant at Vroon Ship Management B.V., who has worked for Vroon for 37 years.
VOS Famous was named by Mrs Hanneke Rikken-Taat, wife of Mr Eric Rikken, Vroon Group Technical Director.
These two 50‑m ERRVs (emergency response and rescue vessel), currently under construction in Nanjing, are part of a ten-vessel newbuilding programme, with six 50-m ERRVs being built at Nanjing and four 60-m vessels under construction at Fujian Southeast Shipyard, also in China. All these vessels have a revolutionary, wave-piercing bow shape that has been specially designed for Vroon. The first two vessels, VOS Fabulous and VOS Fairness, have already been delivered to the company and are operating out of Aberdeen for Vroon Offshore Services.
VOS Faithful and VOS Famous are scheduled for delivery to Vroon in the coming months and will be operational in the North Sea next spring.
