A newbuild maintenance and accommodation workboat will service a $27m contract in Malaysian waters, starting from April.

The deal carries two extension options for four years in total.

Marco Polo’s 2,500-dwt MP Prowess (built 2014) has been chartered out for one year in a $4m deal with an undisclosed company operating in Vietnam.

The contract comes with a one-year option and it will be Marco Polo’s first business in the south east Asian country.

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