Farstad Shipping ASA - Vessel delivery and long-term financing
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Farstad Shipping ASA has today Thursday 26 March taken delivery of subsea-
/construction vessel Far Sleipner (Vard 3 07) from Vard Langsten.
The vessel is designed for subsea construction/IMR operations to 3,000 meters
water depth, has an overall length of 142.6 meters, beam of 25 meters and a deck
area of 1,800 m². The vessel is equipped with two offshore cranes, of which the
larger one has a lifting capacity of 350 tons. Furthermore the vessel is
arranged for 3 pc ROV (Remote Operating Vehicles) and accommodation for 130
persons.
The vessel will enter into a charter contract to Technip for a period of approx.
11 months, divided into two firm periods. Including mobilization and
demobilization, Technip may utilize the vessel for a period up to 16 months, cf.
our press release of 23 February 2015.
The long-term financing of the vessel is arranged by Eksportkreditt Norge AS,
DNB, Swedbank and GIEK.
Contacts:
CEO Karl-Johan Bakken - tel. +47 901 05 697
CFO Torstein L. Stavseng - tel. +47 911 07 001
Farstad Shipping's fleet currently consists of 62 vessels (31 AHTS, 26 PSV and
5 SUBSEA) and 2 SUBSEA vessels under construction. The company's operations are
managed from Aalesund, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Macaé and Rio de Janeiro
with a total of 2,200 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.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Far Sleipner:
http://hugin.info/45/R/1906535/678817.pdf
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Source: Farstad Shipping ASA via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 26.03.2015 - 14:04 Uhr
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