RV "Dr. Fridtjof Nansen" left the yard in Spain January 2017 and started the first cruise from Casablanca in West Africa in May 2017. This vessel will mostly operate along the coast off Africa and in the Indian Ocean.
The research icebreaker "Kronprins Haakon" was launched in Italy in 2017. After tests in Norway, "Kronprins Haakon" set for its first scientific expedition to the Barents Sea August 2018, and to Antarctica January 2019.
"Håkon Mosby" was removed from the fleet in 2016 and was replaced by "Kristine Bonnevie".
• Staff, maintain and equipe vessels owned and/or operated by the Institute of Marine Research
• Acquire, maintain and operate scientific equipment used in the vessels
• Storage, maintenance and calibration of equipment
• Enter agreements for renting vessels as required
Published: 24.05.2023