Netherlands-based OOS International and Chinese offshore services company Jiangsu Fanzhou have signed a memorandum of understanding to share vessels and expand their presence internationally.
OOS International operates a fleet of heavy-lift semi-submersible accommodation units.
Fanzhou has at its disposal a fleet of semi-submersible transporters, barges and marine vessels.
The agreement covers a 50,000-tonne semi-submersible heavy lift vessel and 20,000-tonne self-propelled barge (deck carrier), both currently under construction and to be delivered in 2018.