Farstad Shipping announces the following new charter commitments:
Petrobras, Brazil, has contracted PSV Far Supporter (1996, UT 750,
4.680 DWT) for a period of 3 years, with start up during the 1st
quarter 2010.
Peterson SBS has extended the contract for PSV Far Splendour (2003,
P106, 3.503 DWT) for 1 year plus 2 x 1 years options. Start up is
29th Dec 2009.
Petrobras, Brazil, has contracted AHTS Far Sabre (2008, UT 712L,
15.900 BHP) for 240 days. The contract has recently started.
Total value of the contracts is approx. NOK 255 million.
Contacts:
CEO Karl-Johan Bakken - tel. 90 10 56 97
CFO Torstein Stavseng - tel. 91 10 70 01
Farstad Shipping's fleet currently consists of 56 vessels (24 PSV, 29
AHTS and 3 SUBSEA) and 2 AHTS under construction at Norwegian yards.
The company's operations are run from Ålesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne,
Singapore and Macaé by a total of 1.700 employees onshore and
offshore. The company's strategy is to be a major international
supplier of large, modern offshore service vessels to the oil
industry. We also remain committed to solid long-term charter
profile for the fleet.
www.farstad.com
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