Maersk Supply Service awarded long-term contract in Australia
PERTH -- Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract with Chevron Australia, which will see two of its newbuild anchor handling tug supply vessels support the Chevron-operated Gorgon Stage Two drilling program.
Maersk Mariner and Maersk Master will provide towing, anchor handling, supply, and WROV services for the program in the Northwest Shelf of Western Australia starting in second-quarter 2019.
Maersk Mariner and Maersk Master have been working in Western Australia since September 2017 and March 2018 respectively, where they will remain until the contract commences. Throughout the program, both vessels will be operated by local crews and supported from Maersk Supply Service’s Perth shorebase.
Maersk Mariner and Maersk Master are the first two vessels of Maersk Supply Service’s Starfish newbuilding series, designed to minimize fuel consumption while maximizing reliability and onboard safety. Following their delivery in 2017, three more vessels of the series have joined the fleet, with the final scheduled for delivery in early 2019.
