Owner finds demand is holding up

摘要

Despite the downturn in the market, Chevalier Floatels says its walk-to-work vessels continue to enjoy a high level of utilisation. "DP Gezina has been working for 12 months almost without interruption, and we do not expect that it will be especially difficult to find work for the vessel in the winter," said a spokesperson for the company, although he noted that a large number of construction vessels from the offshore oil and gas market "are trying to muscle in on the walk-to-work market, offering top-notch construction vessels for low prices and then putting a rented Ampelmann offshore access system on them. This meant that we had to sharpen our rates, but nonetheless, we have had both our vessels working almost without interruption."