Qatar Navigation, through its wholly owned subsidiary Halul Offshore Services Company (HOSC), has taken delivery of its newest vessel ‘HALUL 60’. The HALUL 60, an anchor handling supply vessel with dynamic positioning and equipped with latest oil recovery system, will be contracted to Aramco, the Saudi Arabian oil company, for three years starting July 2011. With this contract, the total number of HOSC vessels operating in Saudi Arabia will reach five. “The contract is for a period of three years with a renewal option for two additional years totaling five years. It will utilise the vessels HALUL 60 and HALUL 61, which is being built in Malaysia and expected to be delivered in September 2011, as well as an additional third chartered vessel,” Khalifa Mohamed al-Hitmi, CEO of HOSC, said. With the delivery of HALUL 60, the number of vessels owned and operated by the company has reached 33.