** Shares of Bhagwan Marine BWN.AX rise as much 6.4% to A$0.500, highest since November 21
** Marine port services co says it's been awarded five-year contract with Jadestone Energy JSE.L
** Contract is for Bhagwan’s Coral Knight vessel and is valued at A$15 million ($9.86 million) per annum
** Over 354,000 shares change hands, compared with the 30-day average volume of about 315,000
** Stock currently up 4.3%, bringing YTD losses to 22.2%
($1 = 1.5218 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com))