Christen Sveaas’ Viking Supply Ships has expanded its anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) fleet with a new acquisition. The Stenungsund-based firm said on Tuesday that it entered into an agreement to buy the 2012-built Ice Class 1A AHTS vessel Atlantic Kestrel from Canadian company Atlantic Towing. The 85 m vessel, originally named Jaya Supreme, was the largest vessel to be built by the Jaya shipyard at the time of delivery in 2012. It was originally delivered under the Singapore flag, but has been reflagged in order to enable the vessel to work offshore Canada. The vessel’s main engines deliver over 16,000 bhp and provide the vessel with a continuous bollard pull of 211 tonnes. It will be delivered to the Swedish company during September 2025 and will be renamed Ben Viking. With this acquisition, the company’s fleet will consist of seven vessels, all anchor handlers. Viking Supply Ships sold out of the PSV segment in January last year. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1_95_0_1_2'); }); TagsCanada Sweden