Norwegian offshore vessel player Siem Offshore has been awarded a medium-term contract by Helix Energy Solutions’ marine contracting business unit Helix Robotics Solutions for the 2010-built anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Siem Topaz.
.The 4,250 dwt vessel, which previously worked in Australian waters, will be employed for a project within the offshore wind industry in Taiwan.
The new fixture starts in March and should secure utilisation of the AHTS for a firm period reaching into the fourth quarter of 2023.
Siem Offshore did not disclose the financial terms surrounding the deal. The Cayman Islands-incorporated firm, with its main offices in Kristiansand, Norway, sports a fleet of 28 vessels, including some that are partly owned.
