The Ulsteinvik-based outfit secured the period deals over the past four months, it said today.

It means three of the five newbuildings Island expects to take delivery of this year have now secured employment.

Island signed its first ever contract with Maersk Oil which will take the 4,100-dwt multifunctional support vessel (MSV) Island Pride for five months from the end of this month when it is handed over by Norwegian shipbuilder Vard.

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