Ian Taylor Ship Agency successfully completed the port care of the icebreaker and scientific research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer, part of the US National Science Foundation (NSF) Antarctic programme. Palmer, belonging to the Antarctic programme of the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States. This logistical operation, unprecedented for the company, was carried out in the port of San Vicente, Talcahuano, with the aim of unloading materials and carrying out key resupply tasks for its mission.

With this attention, Ian Taylor once again demonstrates its strengths as a reliable logistics partner in scientific and Antarctic operations, reaffirming its commitment to operational excellence in challenging scenarios, such as the Strait of Magellan, where it also operates its own fleet of launches, providing services to shipping companies for pilots and pilots to carry out their work, among others.

The Nathaniel B. Palmer is a 94-metre scientific vessel, specially designed to operate in the harsh conditions of the Southern Ocean. Its capacity to accommodate up to 45 scientists and technicians makes it a strategic platform for research in areas such as oceanography, marine biology, geology and climate change.

‘We are proud to have been part of an operation of this level, which contributes directly to the advancement of science and the strengthening of logistics capabilities in the region, ensuring a logistics service of high technical and professional standard, according to the relevance of the ship and its international mission,’ said Sebastian Schilling, Ian Taylor’s agent in Concepción.