Maersk Supply Service has followed up a North Sea decommissioning contract with a similar deal that will secure employment for five ships.

The company has sealed a second contract with Maersk Oil UK for the Leadon subsea project, two months after putting pen to paper for the Janice field in the North Sea.

Steen Karstensen, new chief executive of Maersk Supply, said: “Securing the Janice as well as the Leadon contracts shows that Maersk Supply Service is a trusted partner when it comes to delivering projects with broader scopes of works and responsibilities.

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