The Mexican shipowner has lodged a $39.3m offer to operate its 6,400-bhp Isla Santa Cruz (built 2008) and 6,800-bhp Isla Leon (built 2008) for the 812-day contract, say Pemex tender documents.

Grupo TMM offered $19.6m each for the units, which implies a day rate of $24,172 over the more than two-year deal.

Pemex, Mexico’s oil monopoly, says it will now launch price negotiations with the owner, since three other companies invited to participate did not submit bids.

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