Delivery of the vessel to the new owner is expected to take place within the end of December 2011. Sale of the vessel will give a booked profit of approx. NOK 12.8 million in the 4th quarter 2011.
After the sale of Lady Christine Farstad Shipping's fleet consists of 56 vessels (32 AHTS, 21 PSV and 3 SUBSEA) and 6 PSV and 2 AHTS under construction. The company's operations are managed from Aalesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Macaé and Rio de Janeiro with a total of 1970 employees engaged onshore and offshore. The company's strategy is to be a leading quality provider of large, modern offshore service vessels to the oil industry. The company maintains a long-term charter profile for the fleet.