Vroon to recycle platform supplier trio

Dutch provider of offshore support vessels Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has decided to dispose of three platform-supply vessels (PSVs), with the aim of “right-sizing” its PSV fleet.

Vroon said
on Wednesday that the vessels in question were the VOS Power, VOS Producer, and
VOS Prominence.

All of the vessels
were built between 2006 and 2007 and joined the Vroon fleet on delivery from
the shipyard.

According to
Vroon, they have engaged in platform-supply operations for a large number of oil
and gas operators in the North Sea during their time with the company. Vroon
added that all three vessels had been laid-up for some time in the north of The
Netherlands.

“Although
kept well maintained and in excellent technical condition throughout this
period, the recent downturn in offshore oil and gas markets and continuing
negative employment outlook resulted in a recent decision to divest the units”,
the company stated.

The vessels
will be repositioned from Harlingen to a specialised Dutch ship-recycling
facility during the second half of this month. There they will be dismantled in
full compliance with EU and Dutch laws and all applicable international
regulations and guidelines.

Components
and materials will be recovered in an environmentally sound manner for
re-processing and re-use to the largest extent possible.

Following
the recycling of the three PSVs, Vroon will still have 17 platform suppliers
which are operated from the company’s offices in Aberdeen, Den Helder, Genoa,
and Singapore.