2020 OSV Update: Laid Up And Beginning To Look Lazy
© Gwenolé de Kermenguy / MarineTraffic.com With increased time in layup and outdated tonnage, surely after all that has occurred in 2020 it’s about time for the offshore support vessel (OSV) sector to address the long standing elephant in the room. This article will focus on platform supply vessel (PSV) layups and will investigate what the future might hold for the troubled OSV sector. Using VesselsValue recency of automatic identification system (AIS) data, we categorize any vessel that has not signaled in over eight weeks as laid up. Looking first at lay up on a global level, Figure 1 s...
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