The company succeeded in having all the necessary procedures in place by mid-June, ahead of time, with the help of Maritime Protective Services (MPS), specialist in maritime security, counter-terrorism and risk management consulting. MPS produced security assessments and security plans for their ships and help to provide training for their personnel.

.Norwegian towage and offshore company Ostensjo Rederi AS of Haugesund has purchased its first anchor-handling tug supply vessel, the Ocean King.

The 69.4m vessel was built in Singapore in 2000 to a Norwegian (Vik & Sandvik - VS 468) design but was not delivered to her intended owners when the construction contract was cancelled. Ocean King has since been operated in South East Asia under the management of Workships. Powered by two Wartsila 12v32 main engines the twin-screw vessel has a bollard pull of 170 tonnes. The vessel has been fixed on bareboat charter to Maritime Oil Services Ltd to work on time charter to Pemex for a period of 3-4 years with further options.

.The shiphandling 'Combi' tug Terneuzen, from the Belgian fleet of URS has been chartered for one year by associate company Fairplay Towage of Hamburg.

Terneuzen is a single screw vessel of 32m in length and 2000 horsepower, fitted with a 600bhp retractable azimuthing thruster in the bow. The tug has been renamed Fairplay XVI and is operating in Fairplay livery with the company's fleet in Rotterdam.