We are pleased to inform you that the Azara Crew Agency signed a contractual agreement with the prestigious Swiss-based offshore company Allseas in October; this contract facilitates employment of seafarers. Presently we are mediators in the employment involving the company's newest ship, named Pieter Schelte. In the course of construction, Pieter Schelte was proclaimed the most expensive and the biggest vessel of that kind in the world. Dubbed „the mother of all ships“, it is 382 meters long and 124 meters wide; following its completion in Rotterdam in early 2015, it will be delivered to its owner and will primarily be used in the transport of special cargo and pipelaying.
Earnings are down for companies that have made record profits in recent years, leading them to decommission more than half their rigs and sharply cut investments in exploration and production. More than 200,000 oil workers have lost their jobs, and manufacturing of drilling and production equipment has fallen sharply.