V.Ships Offshore has clinched a contract to manage Saipem's new FPSOs in Angola.

The V.Group company said it will oversee sea trial, transit and hook-up operations for Total's Kaombo Norte and Kaombo Sul units.

They are currently being converted by Saipem in the Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore.

Kaombo Norte is in the final stage of construction and will soon begin sea trials before heading to the Kaombo oil field in Angola.