Prosafe Emerges as Lowest Bidder in Brazil Offshore Tender
European owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels Prosafe has submitted the largest bid in two online auctions for the supply of safety and maintenance support vessels to Brazil."Prosafe has participated in an online auction for the supply of safety and maintenance support vessels to Brazil and on conclusion of the auction achieved first place commercial ranking," said a statement from the operator of offshore accommodating units known as flotels.The auction concluded on 23 January 2019 was related to a two batch public opportunity with each resulting contract being for a three year duration.With Prosafe being ranked first place in both batches, the client will nominate which batch the Safe Eurus will be allocated.
China Sells Ships Online
Chinese Maritime Court has sold five vessels of bankrupt Wenzhou Shipping, subsidiary of Zhejiang Shipping Group, through online auctions on Taobao.com for a a total price of $22.81m. The auctioned ships include 2011-built 57,000-dwt supramax bulker Zhe Hai 167, 2009-built 33,400-dwt handysize bulker Zhe Hai 162, 2009-built 23,500-dwt handysize bulker Zhe Hai 156 , a tugboat and an oil barge. Singapore-based company Varada One's vessel was auctioned off on online shopping platform Taobao for $11.7, Xinhua news agency reported. The VLCC Varada Blessing is 1993-built, 300,000 dwt tanker. According to the Xinhua report, courts in China are now increasingly auctioning seized property online.
OceanConnect.com And Clarksons Agree On Bunker Business
OceanConnect.com, the global online marketplace for the purchase and sale of marine fuels, products and services has entered into a joint marketing and services agreement with integrated shipping services group H. Clarkson & Co., effective March 31. The operating alliance between the two companies combines the transparent marketplace of online auctions with the personal service and post fixture support of a leading marine fuel broker. This alliance, which offers a variety of new options transaction options, was developed in response to customer feedback. Several new transaction options are now offered, such as the ability to log on to OceanConnect.com and transact business without any further assistance.
