According to the offshore support journal the offshore charter and sale and purchase market for January shows encouraging signs of activity. Lion Bulk Handling is pleased with the fact that some of our bulk handling systems on board of Platform Supply Vessels, Drilling rigs and Drill Ships are in operation. Read the complete article of the offshore support journal below.
The charter market was hit with bad news in early 2019, as ExxonMobil cancelled its charter on seismic survey vessel RAMFORM ATLAS. RAMFORM THETYS and RAMFORM ATLAS were mobilized in early December 2018 for survey work in South America for 13 months at a value of approximately US$75M, but both vessels had been on paid standby since 23 December due to "unresolved issues affecting the survey," according to the owner, One Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS).
in Western Australia – since September 2017 in Maersk Mariner's case and since March 2018 in Maersk Master's case. They will be operated by local crews and supported from Maersk Supply Service's Perth base. The Starfish vessels are 95 m in length, with a beam of 25 m and are equipped with a raft of innovative features, including an anchor-recovery frame that simplifies operations over the stern roller and a remotely operated deck-handling gantry crane. On the valuation side, Vessels Value reports that "continued interest by energy majors in onshore production is being felt in the offshore market".
deal worth US$46.00M (VV en bloc value US$37.58M). ENERGY DUCHESS and ENERGY EMPRESS (4,200 dwt, 2019-built, at Nantong Rainbow) were sold to Golden Energy for US$18.10M each (VV value US$14.91 and US$14.45M, respectively). TOISA INDEPENDENT (4,400 dwt, 2003-built, at Appledore) was sold to A1 Offshore for US$1.85M (VV value US$1.37M).