New Zealand Navy Buys OSV from Østensjø Rederi

Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi said it has signed a contract to sell the light construction vessel Edda Fonn to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).

The purchase price, including modifications and other services, is reportedly $103 million.

The 84.7-meter vessel will be outfitted with dive-, ROV- and hydrographic system by Østensjø Rederi early next year, before being delivered to the RNZN in Auckland in May 2019. The modifications are as per RNZN specification and will be carried out in close cooperation with the purchaser. Once ready for operations, Edda Fonn will replace two vessels that have been decommissioned from the RNZN.

“Edda Fonn was built in 2003 and has served our company to great satisfaction. However, we are very pleased with the sale, and it will give our company opportunity to reinvest in new tonnage,” said Østensjø Rederi CEO, Kenneth Walland.