United Offshore Support (UOS), the Hartmann Group’s commercial manager for Offshore Support vessels, closed a contract with Brazil’s oil company Petrobras – one of the world’s leading Offshore charterers. The contract comprises a total of 24 years of chartering: Petrobras will take 6 vessels under UOS management for 4 years each. This includes 4 PSV (Platform Supply vessels) and 2 AHTS (Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels), the latter owned by Hartmann Offshore of Leer, a member of the Hartmann Group. 4 operations have started in June/July already, while the AHTS operations are to start in August. “We are proud that the global market leader is convinced of our services and assigned the tender to UOS”, say Managing Directors Andre Groeneveld and Reidar Roed. With a managed fleet of 15 vessels, UOS is the commercial manager of one of Germany’s biggest Offshore fleets. hartmann-ag.com
UNITED OFFSHORE SUPPORT: 6 vessels for 4 years to Petrobras
Date of publication: 10.09.2014