Why DSVs are being challenged by increased ROV usage

摘要

After a prolonged downturn, confidence is returning in the dive support vessel (DSV) market, bolstered by a rise in subsea, construction and IMR activity, coupled with an increase in the scrapping of older vessels in the fleet. "There's a cautious recovery underway, with increasing utilisation, but rates have not yet followed," Aberdeen-based subsea market consultancy Archer Knight executive director David Sheret told delegates at the Offshore Support Journal's Subsea Conference in London.