Petrobras has awarded a $300m contract for four AHTS vessels to Maersk's offshore arm Maersk Supply Service. The four year contract comes with options for four more years, with the $300m revenue total including mobilisation fees. This July, Anchor handlers Maersk Trimmer, Maersk Traveller, Maersk Terrier and Maersk Handler will join the 12 vessels already employed offshore Brazil with Petrobras.

"We are very pleased to have reached an agreement with Petrobras for this specific task. It shows that Maersk Supply Service has the right vessels at a competitive rate for operations like this," commented Carsten Plougmann Andersen, ceo of Maersk Supply Service.