Offshore support fleet starts the year with more than 410 vessels, 377 of them flying the Brazilian flag

About 69 foreign vessels had their flags changed to the national flag

The month of January had its offshore support fleet in Brazilian jurisdictional waters closed with a total of 418 vessels (same number as last December), representing an increase of 5,5% compared to January 2022. As disclosed by the Brazilian Association of Maritime Support Companies (Abeam), 377 of the total corresponded to ships flying the Brazilian flag and 41 under the foreign flag.

If a comparison is made with 2015, when demand began to be impacted by the downturn in the oil and gas sector, 105 vessels of foreign origin were demobilized and 105 were added under the Brazilian flag. In January of this year, about 69 vessels that were of foreign origin had their flags changed to the national flag.

Fleet of national origin and its increase

The offshore support fleet of national origin had an increase from 90% to 91% compared to November last year, while 11% correspond to support vessels with foreign origins. In January of this year, the Abeam report identified a fleet of 418 vessels, 377 of Brazilian origin and 41 of foreign flags. In November, there were 420 vessels, of which 377 of Brazilian origin and 43 of foreign flags.

Not all vessels listed in the publication are in operation, as the survey includes vessels that may or may not be supported by contracts, be in the spot market, undergoing maintenance or out of operation. For greater specificity, the report does not consider speedboats, research vessels, or vessels with a size of less than 100 TPB or less than 1.000 BHP.

According to the Sinaval website, this data was obtained from the National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq) and the Directorate of Ports and Coasts of the Navy (DPC), through specialized publications and information from offshore companies.

The different vessels that made up the January offshore support fleet

Also according to the survey by Abeam, the January offshore support fleet was 45% PSVs (supply transport) and OSRVs (oil spill control), totaling 187 vessels. Another 19% were LHs (handling of lines and moorings) and SVs (mini suppliers), a percentage that represents 79 ships.

In addition, AHTS (anchor handling) totaled 56 boats in the period (13%), while 25 support units were FSVs (fast cargo suppliers) and crew boats (crew transport), 18 RSVs (vessels equipped with robots), 17 PLSVs (line laying) and 14 MPSVs (multipurpose).