General – Subsea Services
Eidesvik Offshore has formed a joint venture with offshore services player Reach Subsea. The new entity will own and operate subsea vessel Edda Sun, with Eidesvik as majority stakeholder.
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Edda Sun was built in 2009 and is a Subsea IMR vessel fitted to perform subsea survey activities and a wide variety of inspection, maintenance and repair work.
Under its new name Viking Reach the vessel will commence on a 6-year contract with Reach Subsea in the start of Q2, 2023. In addition to being co-owner, Eidesvik will provide full technical management, crewing and operation of the vessel.
Viking Reach will operate in the subsea market, which is one of Eidesvik’s strategic focus segments and a market with solid growth outlook for years to come.