Norway: Havila Shipping Announces Charter Agreements with Statoil

Statoil has declared the second of three one year options for each of the AHTS vessels Havila Mars and Havila Mercury and the first of two one year options for the RRV vessel Havila Runde.

The agreed rates for the optional periods are according to current market level.

The firm period for Havila Mars is extended until June 2012, for Havila Runde until July 2012, and for Havila Mercury until November 2012.

Statoil has in addition one year option left for each of the vessels.

Havila Shipping ASA was established on 31 July 2003 and operates today 27 vessels; platform supply vessels, anchor handling tug supply vessels, rescue- and recovery vessels. The company has a newbuilding program of 2 vessels.

The Company’s business consept is to provide maritime support functions for international offshore oil and gas production, to own and run the assets regarded as necessary or desirable for this, and to provide associated services.

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Source:Havila Shipping, March  2, 2011;