Petrobras released another partial result of the AHTS-R tender and the appeal deadline for those disqualified was announced.
The Norskan vessels (DOF), already qualified, were awarded. Asso Trentuno, from Asso Marítima, is now in due diligence and only needs to evaluate the proposals for lot F2 to complete the tender.
Petrobras will shortly take delivery of two PSV dry-bulk carriers, Asso Ventisei and Saveiros Fragata chartered in one of the Oil Major’s opportunities for DWT 3000 PSVs issued last year. Both vessels are going through final preparations for onhire and shall soon engage in operations. After a long wait of over 4 years for a tender of this type, these contracts mark the return of this once popular category of vessel back into Petrobras’ fleet. The hiring of not only dry-bulk carriers but also other types of PSVs such as Hybrid and Multipurpose, were all mainly driven by the increasing drilling activity by Petrobras in recent years.
