PONANT receives delivery of Le Commandant Charcot
Share
On Thursday 29 July, PONANT took delivery of Le Commandant Charcot, the first hybrid electric polar exploration ship powered by Liquefied Natural Gas. A flag exchange ceremony took place at the VARD shipyard, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, in Norway.
It took six years of hard work to bring this unique ship, 13th in the PONANT fleet, to this point. The French company partnered with a vast range of experts in their fields to design and build this exceptional vessel, including Stirling Design International, Aker Arctic and VARD.
“Delivery of Le Commandant Charcot is both a culmination and the beginning of a new kind of odyssey for the company. The construction of this prototype ship demanded extremely high standards in terms of quality. I am proud of the work that our teams have accomplished. We are welcoming into our fleet a ship that will offer so much more than just a voyage of
Vard delivers exploration ship Le Commandant Charcot to Ponant
ship-technology.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ship-technology.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ponant takes delivery of first polar exploration ship
aspiretravelclub.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aspiretravelclub.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Vard Delivers Expedition Cruise Ship To Ponant
marinelink.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from marinelink.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
DE-DE Yacht | 43m CMN Yacht Division 2002
superyachttimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from superyachttimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.