Last Thursday (15), Petrobras received offers for the PSV public tender that could potentially charter up to 21 vessels. The opportunity would accept BR, REB and foreign flagged vessels being proposed, for a firm duration of 1460 days.
This time without a reference budget disclosed, but still a high utilization/low availability market, the tender was dominated by foreign flag offers, which accounts for roughly 72% of all offers received. Larger PSVs in BR/REB flag averaged aprox. USD 49K/day on the rates and USD 52K/day in foreign flag. Smaller PSVs (3000T DWT) in BR/REB flag averaged aprox. USD 40K/day and USD 38K/day in foreign flag.
The PSV categories denominated as Hybrid and “Fluideiro” (fluids carrier), which Petrobras specifically set a target number for vessels hired, received no offers at all, either in BR/REB or foreign flags. Another tender that comes to prove the local market is giving signs it is struggling to meet with charterers hiring demands.
