Farstad Shipping has been awarded the following charter contracts: AHTS Far Scout (2001, UT 722L, 18.700 BHP) has been contracted by Petrobras in Brasil for a 2 year firm contract.
In the North Sea Peterson has exercised another 1 year option for PSV Far Splendour (2003, P 106, 3.503 DWT).
Total value of the contracts is approximately NOK 200 mill.
Farstad Shipping’s fleet currently consists of 57 vessels (32 AHTS, 22 PSV and 3 SUBSEA) and 6 PSV and 2 AHTS under construction. The company’s operations are managed from Aalesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Macaé and Rio de Janeiro with a total of 1970 employees engaged onshore and offshore. The company’s strategy is to be a leading quality provider of large, modern offshore service vessels to the oil industry. The company maintains a long-term charter profile for the fleet.
[mappress] Source: Farstad Shipping , November 10, 2011