Viking Supply Ships has lost an important charter at around $85,000 per day for an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel in the touchy Russian Arctic but the company says the early termination is not because of sanctions over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis.

Harsh-weather, cold water or Arctic projects have been one of the key sources of demand for high-specification offshore support vessels (OSV), especially for Norwegian-built tonnage.

Two