At Pacific Grouse's naming ceremony are (front row, centre, left to right): Colin Payne, the vessel's Master, Captain Sherman Dadwell, Lady Sponsor, Mrs Brenda Payne and SPO’s Commercial Director, Duncan Telfer.

On 2nd March, SPO held a naming ceremony at the Loyang Offshore Supply Base in Singapore for the latest addition to its G Class series, Pacific Grouse. The ship was officially named by Lady Sponsor, Mrs Brenda Payne, wife of SPO's Human Resources Director Colin Payne, and the event was attended by more than 90 guests. Pacific Grouse is the eighth of ten Platform Supply Vessels in the G Class series built for SPO by Japan Marine United Corporation. The seventh vessel in the series, Pacific Griffon, was christened on 22nd January and is already heading to West Africa for her first charter to a longstanding client for an initial period of three months with options, supporting subsea construction activities.