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  • Por onde anda? Maersk Maker

    Por onde anda? Maersk Maker

    For those who follow Brazil’s offshore support vessel market, Maersk Maker is a familiar name. The vessel has now undergone both a change of identity and a shift in management. So where is she now, and what sits behind this latest move?

    Previously tracked by us as an Ice Class 1A AHTS, the vessel has been renamed Tor Viking and has formally joined the fleet of Viking Supply Ships. As of April, her technical and commercial management has also been transferred to Sea1 Offshore.

    A Strategic Realignment

    This development points to a broader strategic alignment. The vessel was acquired from Maersk by Kistefos AS before being moved into Viking Supply Ships. Looking more closely at the corporate structure, businessman Christen Sveaas holds significant interests in both Viking Supply Ships and Sea1 Offshore. In practice, this places ownership and operation of the vessel within the same wider strategic sphere.

    Positioned for Harsh-Environment Demand

    This is more than a simple renaming exercise. With approximately 230 tonnes of bollard pull and specifications suited to harsh and icy environments, Tor Viking stands as a relevant asset within a segment that remains highly specialised and commercially demanding. At a time when owners and operators continue to value capable, niche tonnage, the vessel appears well positioned in one of the market’s most competitive arenas.

  • Special WSB: Por onde anda? Maersk Involver

    Special WSB: Por onde anda? Maersk Involver


    Built in 2007, with an impressive 138 meters LOA, the then Maersk Involver was born under the Danish offshore tradition. A blue hull, robust lines, and a clear purpose: to deliver capacity where conventional logistics cannot reach.

    But the sea changes. And so do assets.

    On November 1st, 2024, following the completion of the acquisition of Maersk Supply Service by DOF Group ASA, the fleet underwent a visible transformation.
    Names changed.
    Colors changed.The soft Danish blue gave way to the distinctive Norwegian red.

    Maersk Involver became Skandi Involver.

    Today, the vessel operates in Brazilian waters under contract with Petrobras, supporting subsea inspection activities. Her recent presence has been associated with the FPSO Sepetiba, operated by SBM Offshore — in Mero Field, one of Brazil’s key production hubs.

    But her story did not begin here.

    Before Brazil, she had already taken part in subsea campaigns offshore Angola.
    In the North Sea, she operated as a walk-to-work vessel in Denmark.
    She has worked in environments where logistics does not tolerate improvisation.

    Classified as an MPSV, Skandi Involver occupies a hybrid space in the market. In a country where distance, water depth, and production scale put constant pressure on the logistics chain, onboard capacity stops being a differentiator — it becomes a strategic tool.

    Some vessels adapt to survive.
    Others seem to have been designed for constant adaptation.

    And then comes the detail that disrupts the narrative.

    After the acquisition, the rule appeared clear: new name, new visual identity.
    Yet recent records show something intriguing.

    👉 Why does she still appear blue?

    A transitional delay? Or simply time — which in offshore operations is rarely linear?

    In the end, Skandi Involver continues her course — discreet, stable, operational.
    Too large to be ordinary.
    Too specialized to be circumstantial.

    Every Thursday, a new “Por onde anda?”
    Stay tuned.

  • ABL Group: a new purchase

    ABL Group: a new purchase

    By Rafael Bortoloti

    Last week, ABL Group acquires 100% of Proper Marine. Transaction highlights a key trend in the maritime industry?

    Recent cases:

    Wilson Sons sold to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company
    A.P. Moller – Maersk acquired by DOF
    PRIO acquired Sinochem Petroleum Netherlands (40% of Pelegrino field)
    Boskalis acquired ALP Maritime Services
    3R Petroleum and Enauta merger, formed Brava

    What’s next?

  • DOF concludes acquisition of Maersk Supply Service

    DOF concludes acquisition of Maersk Supply Service

    DOF Group has announced the completion of its acquisition of Maersk Supply Service, and the company will now be known as DOF Denmark. The transaction is valued at approximately $1.1 billion, consisting of a mix of cash and shares, allowing DOF to expand its fleet to 78 OSVs. It’s important to note that Maersk’s operations in Brazil are not included in this transaction, nor are Maersk Offshore Wind operations involved in the deal.

    “DOF name and brand remain, MSS fades away. Makes sense. A.P. Moller Holding has evolved to become an industrial investor leveraging from the position its A.P. Moller – Maersk different operating companies built throughout decades. DOF on the other hand is the right vehicle to raise the equity and debt facility to enable the transaction. A.P.Moller to nominate two additional members to the board (vice-chairman and member of the remuneration committee) and the chairman of the nomination committee. Complex deal. Nice move. Good for both. Good for the industry”, said Alexandre Vilela, CEO of WSB Advisors.

  • DOF Group to acquire Maersk Supply Service

    DOF Group to acquire Maersk Supply Service

    By Rafael Bortoloti

    DOF and A.P. Moller Holding have sealed an agreement to imbed Maersk Supply Service into DOF in a mix of cash and shares in the company, consideration of approximately US$ 1,1 billion and A.P. Moller Holding to underwrite 25% of the share capital in DOF.

    The companies hope to complete the details of the operation until later this year, to an expanded portfolio of 78 offshore support vessels, CSVs and AHTSs as highlights.

    For specific reasons the Brazilian affiliated companies of Maersk Supply Service are in principle not part of the deal.

    A.P. Moller Holding has segregated as announced the offshore wind division as otherwise developed from within Maersk Supply Service (MSS) already launching the Maersk Wind business as a stand alone.

    “DOF name and brand remain, MSS fades away. Makes sense. A.P. Moller Holding has evolved to become an industrial investor leveraging from the position its A.P. Moller – Maersk different operating companies built throughout decades. DOF on the other hand is the right vehicle to raise the equity and debt facility to enable the transaction. A.P.Moller to nominate two additional members to the board (vice-chairman and member of the remuneration committee) and the chairman of the nomination committee. Complex deal. Nice move. Good for both. Good for the industry”, said Alexandre Vilela, CEO of WSB Advisors.

  • New contract for Maersk Vega

    New contract for Maersk Vega

    PSV 4500 Maersk Vega has been awarded a long-term contract with Trident Energy in Brazil. The Brazilian built DP2 vessel is being mobilized in Guanabara Bay. As reported in our previous Weekly Market Update, Trident recently chartered PSV 4500 Normand Titus from Solstad for one year firm. Maersk Vega and Normand Titus join PSV 3000 Mandrião from WSUT. All vessels are employed at Pampo and Enchova fields in Campos Basin.

  • Maersk Drilling and Shell Brasil

    Maersk Drilling and Shell Brasil

    Maersk Drilling has been awarded by Shell Brasil an estimated 90 days contract for the semi-submersible rig Maersk Developer. The rig will drill one exploration well and perform subsea well intervention at the BC- 10 field. Commencement of operations is expected for March 2023 in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract with Karoon Energy. Shell has also moved forward with negotiations on its tender for the charter of up to two platform supply vessels which has now reached the third round of negotiations.

  • Maersk sells 2 AHTS´s to Hai Duong

    Maersk sells 2 AHTS´s to Hai Duong

    Maersk Supply Service has sold both their laid-up anchor handling tugs supply Maersk Trimmer and Maersk Tackler to Vietnam’s Hai Duong company for an undisclosed price. The Norwegian-built units had been laid up in Denmark since 2016. The 13,872 bhp 177 tons bollard pull Maersk Tackler has been renamed Hai Duong 02 while the Panama-flagged 173tons bollard pull Maersk Trimmer goes by Hai Duong 06 name.
    The Maersk Trimmer had worked in Brazil for Petrobras in 2014 in the AHTS 18000 category for four years.

  • Shell awards Maersk Supply Services for mooring line intervention for FPSO Fluminense

    Shell awards Maersk Supply Services for mooring line intervention for FPSO Fluminense

    Shell Brasil has awarded Maersk Supply Service for yet another mooring line intervention at the FPSO Fluminense. The scope of the project includes remediation work on two of the Fluminense’s mooring lines. Offshore activities are expected to begin later this month with a three week duration. The 3 anchor handlers currently working for Petrobras in the Mero project awarded to Danish-origin company, Maersk Lancer, Launcher and Maker will be engaged in holding the FPSO on station and performing subsea operations. This will be the third time Maersk Supply will support Shell Brasil on the Fluminense’s mooring lines in an integrated services basis since 2019.

  • Maersk group advances to the acquisition of South berth Of the Atlântico Sul Shipyard

    Maersk group advances to the acquisition of South berth Of the Atlântico Sul Shipyard

    APM Terminals, company owned by the Maersk group, presented this Tuesday 26/07 a R$ 455 million bid for the acquisition of an area adjacent to the South berth of the Atlântico Sul Shipyard (EAS) in Suape, Pernambuco. The auction took place throughout a judicial recovery by EAS, therefore the sale still needs to be validated by the Ipojuca Court. The closing of the transaction is also subject to regulatory approvals and licenses to install and operate equipment at EAS. Nevertheless, operations are expected to start by 2025. The shipyard´s management considers the arrival of this new player an important landmark for the state of Pernambuco, since it will lead to the implementation of new weekly and long range routes to Asia and Europe.

     

    ESTALEIRO ATLANTICO SUL | SHIPYARD / SHIP REPAIR