Hurtigruten ASA have signed a contract for an 18 month charter of MV Finnmarken with an optional 18 months extension.
The ship will be providing marine construction support vessel services on the Gorgon project in Western Australia.
The contract will commence early in 2010. The contract value is AUD 135 million for the 18 months period, including a charter of a supply ship.
“This is an important agreement for Hurtigruten ASA. It represents predictable revenue over a long period of time, and shows that Hurtigruten also is competitive in this market”
says Olav Fjell, the Hurtigruten CEO.
Hurtigruten ASA has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Australia, Hurtigruten Pty Ltd, as the contract partner. The vessel Finnmarken will be manned with Australian personnel.MV Finnmarken will be replaced by another Hurtigruten ship in the coastal route in Norway.
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