Singapore-based Jaya Holdings has inked an agreement to sell a state-of-the-art anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel to Canadian buyer Atlantic Towing Limited.

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Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) clinched an order worth some $625m to construct a DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship for New York-listed Ensco.

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Singapore-based Jaya Holdings landed long term charter contracts worth more than $60m including options for three platform supply vessels (PSVs), well ahead of their delivery dates from the shipyard.

Malaysia-based Alam Maritim Resources has been awarded a contract valued up to MYR71.5m ($23.2m) to supply a anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel.