Bourbon

4 key factors for success:
2. Innovation

Technology and performance

With its next generation fleet, BOURBON offers its customers high-performance technological solutions for productivity, safety and environmental protection.

The series, which were ordered in 2006 and 2007, will again improve the already high standard for the equipment and quality of the BOURBON fleet.

• 24 PSV and 54 AHTS “Bourbon Liberty”, new generation, GPA design vessels, will be delivered gradually until 2011. Intended for deepwater and continental offshore, they are equipped with the latest technologies. The diesel-electric propulsion and the DP2 dynamic positioning give them greater maneuverability and optimized carrying capacity to operate under the best safety conditions.
• A series of 4 Ulstein PX105 MACS PSV, supply vessels with a deadweight of 4,400 tons, offers the benefits of major innovations: X-Bow™ inverted bow; the PG-MACS™ system (Multi Application Cargo Solution), which increases hold storage capacities and offers tank versatility; the positioning of engine exhaust at the waterline, which eliminates the chimney and allows a 360-degree panoramic view from the bridge. This series, which has been certified “Clean design” by the DNV company, meets the highest requirements for quality, environment and comfort.

In order to keep pace with the growth in this new activity, in connection with the expansion of its plan to Horizon 2012, BOURBON placed an order for 10 GPA 696 design IMR vessels for 450 million euros. These vessels which are specifically adapted to this type of operation will be built in series by Chinese Sinopacific Shipyards at the Zhejiang site and will gradually be added to strengthen the existing fleet.

BOURBON will expand its range of ROVs and will add electrical hydraulic Work Class Vehicles to its fleet, growing from 7 to 21 ROVs by 2012. The Work Class ROVs, between 75 and 150 horse power, can transport weights of more than 250 kg thanks to a basket-like structure. They can be used in repair and construction work at depths of as much as 4,000 meters.