1930s
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1930s
GC Rieber's shipping activities began with wooden fishing/hunting vessels operating in the Arctic Ocean
Ice and polar research deployment
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1950s
Participation in the first Norwegian post-war scientific expeditions to the Antarctic, here with “Polarbjørn” (3) at Norway Station in 1957
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1950s
"Polarsirkel" in ice, building on GC Rieber's experiences in harsh arctic conditions
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1950s
"Polar Queen" (1) in Svalbard 1987
First deployment in seismic surveys in Hudson Bay 1965
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1960s
"Polarhav" rebuilt to seismic vessel in 1965
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1960s
"Polar King" (1) leaving Havnelageret in Bergen in the mid 80s
First deployment in offshore subsea support
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1980s
"Polar Queen" (1) was GC Rieber Shipping’s first vessel with DP capabilities, suitable for offshore subsea operations
Development of the Ramform seismic vessels and start of ship management services
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1990s
Christening of "Ramform Victory"
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1990s
"Ramform Explorer" at sea
Fleet renewal program started
Strengthened focus on core activities and operational management
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2000s
"Polarbjørn" (5) / “Protector”, advanced polar research/support vessel built in 2001
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2000s
"Polar Queen" (4) built in 2011. IMR (Inspection, Maintenance and Repair) vessel, fitted with a gangway in 2016 to also support the walk-to-work markets
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2000s
“Polar Onyx”, SURF/construction vessel built in 2014
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2000s
“Polar Empress”, high capacity seismic vessel built in 2015 with ice class 1A*
Focusing on new markets and opportunities following the oil crisis
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2015-2019
Entering the offshore wind market with walk-to-work operations
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2015-2019
Establishing "Shearwater Geoservices"
Transitions from an integrated shipping company to a pure play maritime project house, focused on sustainable marine projects
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2022
Introduces "WindKeeper" - unique and innovative swath walk-to-work vessels, tailored to support the offshore wind industry in a sustainable manner