McDermott International has snapped up a vessel previously owned by bankrupt Ceona through a sale-and-leaseback deal with Offshore Merchant Partners (OMP) and Northern Shipping Fund.
The New York-listed company said the acquisition of the 33,000-gt Amazon (built 2014) will better position it for ultra-deepwater projects.
The newbuilding price of Amazon is estimated around $350m.
A spokesperson from the company confirmed to TradeWinds the acquisition cost was $52m.
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