En måneds gammel artikkel, men greit å holde seg oppdatert på verdens største supply-selskap, Tidewater🙂
Fra Tidewater Forecasts Improving Market Conditions for Offshore Sector
Solstad og Tidewater kjører den samme aggressive strategien mtp. salg og skraping av den uøkonomiske delen av flåten deres, noe som også er svært positivt for bransjen:
"One of the elements of the strategy has been to “high-grade our fleet through disposing of vessels that don’t align with our goals.” The company was aggressive with the sale or recycling of vessels that are deemed uneconomic in the current market conditions. In 2020, Tidewater disposed of 56 vessels and other assets while acquiring only 11 modern crew boats that are more fuel-efficient.
The downturn in the market was demonstrated by the fact that the company reported it had 32 fewer average active vessels working globally in the fourth quarter versus the year earlier. But the beginning rebound in the market along with the vessel disposals brought the company’s average stacked fleet below 60 vessels for the first time in 12 months during the fourth quarter. Tidewater reported it had 12 more vessels active during the fourth quarter versus the third.“
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“Their forecast for the offshore market projects improving market conditions in 2021. They pointed to higher tendering activity which they viewed as an indicator for supply and demand. They believe the marketing will b tightening over the next 12 months. For their business, Tidewater projected that they would be back to pre-pandemic levels by the first quarter of 2022.”