A survey of shipping players has revealed that most charterers will refuse to employ offshore support vessels (OSVs) that have been laid up for more than one or two years.
Clarksons Platou Securities asked 1,700 industry figures for their thoughts on the struggling sector and 258 responded, including owners, brokers and charterers.
A total of 77% of charterers indicated they would not accept a vessel laid-up for two years or more, and 69% said they would not accept a unit that had been out of the market for a year or more.
