– On September 24, 2025, Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) granted preliminary approval for Petrobras’ request to apply accelerated depreciation quotas to 16 of the 25 tankers and gas carriers included in Transpetro/Petrobras TP25 fleet renewal program. The approval covers four Handy-class vessels, eight gas carriers and four MR-1 vessels currently at various stages of the TP25 program. All vessels must be built in Brazil and used exclusively for cabotage operations. A provisional measure was also advanced, increasing the fiscal limit for accelerated depreciation from BRL 1.6 billion to BRL 2.4 billion.
– DOF has announced three short-term vessel charters in Brazil’s Espírito Santo and Santos Basins. The Geoholm was delivered in mid-September and is currently performing mooring operations with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Later this month, the Skandi Salvador will begin a 10-day subsea retrieval campaign and is scheduled to return in November for a 60-day subsea and well intervention program, utilizing a work-class ROV and subsea crane.
– Camorim has commissioned the C Harpia, the fifth and final vessel in a series of azimuthal tugs built at the Detroit Brasil shipyard in Itajaí (SC). Delivered last week, the tug boasts an 80-ton static bollard pull. The total investment in the series was approximately BRL 220 million. In addition to its core port towing operations, Camorim is expanding its offshore support services, allocating around BRL 110 million to long-term offshore contracts and diversified port logistics. The company also maintains long-term agreements with Petrobras and OOS International for liftboat operations in decommissioning campaigns across the Sergipe-Alagoas and Rio Grande do Norte–Ceará basins. According to a recent study by WSB-One.com, Camorim’s fleet now totals 21,671 available tonnage, positioning it among the largest active shipowners in Brazil.
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