Ezra bags $73m in new offshore vessel charters

Singapore: Ezra Holdings has bagged new offshore vessel charters worth up to $73m. Charters or letters of award signed with Ezra unit Emas Offshore will see an anchor handling towing and supply vessel and two platform supply vessels deployed in Asia. The average length of the charters is over three years, including options, and they are worth up $73m in total. "The fixtures reflect the strong and growing demand for offshore support vessels as development and production activities increase in the oil and gas sector, which is expected to keep our fleet utilisation high," said Lionel Lee, managing director of Ezra. [12/01/11]