Samson Maritime joined forces with Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) in March 2010 following the successful listing of MEO on the Australian Stock Exchange providing Samson Maritime with access to Miclyn Express Offshore’s substantial vessel fleet and strong customer relationships across South East Asia and the Middle East to increase Samson Maritime’s marketing and operational reach, providing Samson Maritime with operational expertise in the larger OSV class; and enabling Samson Maritime to be a qualified bidder for major oil companies.
Miclyn Express Offshore has been operating through its predecessors since the 1970s and is a leading provider of service vessels to the expanding offshore oil and gas industry across South East Asia, Australia and the Middle East.
The Group owns/operates a diverse range of 104 vessels (as at 31 December 2009) with a further 11 vessels to be added on as part of the Group’s investment in Samson Maritime. The Group’s fleet is comprised of offshore support vessels (‘OSVs’, AHT, AHTSV), Crew/Utility Vessels, Tugs and Barges which support offshore oil and gas exploration, production, and construction. This diverse offering makes the Group the provider of choice for many of its customers. Miclyn Express Offshore operates a vertically integrated business model through its shipyard at Batam, Indonesia which also services third party customers and its local support centre’s.
The Group has developed strong relationships with, and has generated repeat contracts from, a number of high quality customers, including Chevron, Saipem, Larsen & Toubro , PTT, CGGVeritas, McDermott, URS Australia, Coffeys, Sinclair Knight Merz, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Boskalis Australia, Van Oord, Dredging International, Jan de Nul and Cape Lambert Iron Ore.
