
KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): Orkim Bhd (KL:ORKIM) has secured the renewal of a contract to provide marine transportation services for clean petroleum products to Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd (KL:PETRONM).
In a bourse filing on Wednesday, Orkim said its wholly owned unit Orkim Marine Sdn Bhd had accepted a letter of award from Petron for the renewal of an existing contract of affreightment.
Under the contract, Orkim Marine will provide marine transportation services for clean petroleum products within the Malaysia-Singapore range from June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2028.
Orkim said the contract includes an option for a further one-year extension, which is subject to mutual agreement between both parties.
The contract value is based on cargo nominations issued according to Petron’s operational requirements and a schedule of agreed rates, Orkim said.
Cargo volumes will depend on nominations made by Petron, therefore there is no fixed contract value for the agreement in the filing, it added.
Orkim’s shares closed down by two sen or 2.3% at 87 sen on Wednesday, giving the group a market value of RM870 million.