The company, owned by Rederi AB Transatlantic of Sweden, said the 225-bp Brage Viking (built 2012) will start the contract on 1 April.

The firm period is for two years and eight months, with options to extend this by 18 months.

“The contract necessitates certain investments in the region of $5-7m. We expect around four week’s off-hire for the yard stay,” Viking added.

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