GulfMark Offshore Awarded Two New Long-Term Vessel Charters
January 25 2017 - 5:00PM
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:GLF) announced today that it has
successfully entered into two new long-term contracts.
The first is a two year plus options contract
for the M/V Highland Prince. ASCO Marine Ltd. has chartered the
2010-built Highland Prince, a high specification PSV, equipped with
diesel electric, fuel efficient propulsion, dynamic positioning
Class 2, and a double hull, clean design vessel, for its operations
on the U.K. continental shelf.
The second award is a four year plus options
charter for the M/V Highland Defender to support drilling
operations on a central North Sea development with a U.K. operator.
The Highland Defender, built in 2013, is a state of the art
dynamically positioned PSV with oil recovery capability, clean
design and the special purpose ship classification.
Quintin Kneen, GulfMark Offshore President and
CEO, commented, “We are delighted with these new awards. Multiple
long-term contract awards in this challenging market demonstrates
the value our customers continue to place on our leading safe,
environmentally friendly, and reliable operations.”
Contact: Michael Newman
Investor Relations
E-mail: Michael.Newman@GulfMark.com