Middle East seismic survey vessel owner Polarcus has received some good news in a dire market from counterparty Sovcomflot (SCF Group).

The Russian shipping company is keeping the 2,250-dwt Vyacheslav Tikhonov (built 2011) on bareboat charter at least until the third quarter, after revoking its notice of redelivery.

However, the period of employment is not continuous.