100 days with Maersk Oil for Olympic Electra offshore vessel

100 days with Maersk Oil for 'Olympic Electra'Danish oil company Maersk Oil has hired the Olympic Electra offshore support vessel.

Owned by Olympic Shipping, the multipurpose field support vessel will work for the Danish oil firm for a period of 100 days.

Norway-based Olympic Shipping said Maersk would have options to extend the charter, which begins on April 1, 2016. The financials were not disclosed.

According to the owner, Olympic Electra will be used as an accommodation support vessel during the contract. The vessel can accommodate 40 persons.

Marine Traffic data shows the vessel is currently sailing towards Esbjerg, Denmark, having previously departed from Rotterdam, The Netherlands.