Construction support vessel with offshore crane working in a North Sea swell

Offshore vessels, chartered and sold.

Discovery Offshore is an independent shipbroker arranging charters and sales of offshore support vessels for wind, subsea and oil and gas projects.

  • Offshore wind survey, construction and O&M
  • Subsea IMR, diving and decommissioning
  • Oil and gas supply and support

What we do

We work for both sides of the fixture: charterers and buyers looking for tonnage, and owners looking for work or a buyer.

Chartering

Spot, term and framework charters, from a single supply run to a season-long subsea campaign.

Chartering

Sale and purchase

Finding vessels for buyers and buyers for owners, handled discreetly from first enquiry through to delivery.

Sale and purchase

Project support

Vessels, survey, ROV, diving and specialist contractors brought together for a project, with one point of contact.

Project support

Vessels we fix

The full offshore support fleet, crewed or bareboat.

Vessel typeTypical work
Platform supply vesselsPSVCargo, fuel, water and deck supply runs to installations and construction sites
Anchor handling tug supplyAHTSRig moves, anchor handling, towage and standby
Multipurpose and construction supportMPSV / CSVCrane work, subsea installation, cable support and walk-to-work
Diving support vesselsDSVSaturation and air diving for inspection, repair and installation
Survey vesselsGeophysical and geotechnical site investigation, UXO and route surveys
IMR and ROV supportWROVInspection, maintenance and repair campaigns, including decommissioning
Crew transfer and workboatsCTVWind farm crew transfer, multicats, tugs and barges
Emergency response and standbyERRVField standby, rescue cover and guard duties
Jack-upsLiftboats and jack-up support for construction and maintenance

Where we work

Most of our work is in the North Sea, the Mediterranean and Africa, with projects further afield through a network of owners and co-brokers.

  • North Sea and BalticUK, Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark
  • MediterraneanSouthern Europe and North Africa
  • West AfricaGulf of Guinea and the wider region
  • Middle EastGulf and Red Sea
  • South East AsiaIncluding through Singapore partners
  • AmericasIncluding the west coast of South America

How a charter comes together

  1. Requirement

    You send the scope, location, dates and any must-have spec: DP class, deck space, crane, accommodation.

  2. Market

    We go out to owners and come back with a shortlist of vessels that fit, with specs, availability and rates.

  3. Terms

    We negotiate the commercial terms and the charter party, usually on a BIMCO form.

  4. On hire

    We stay on it through mobilisation, the charter period and redelivery.

Vessel owners

Coming off charter, or looking to sell? Send us the specs and open dates and we'll match them against current requirements.

List a vessel

Got a requirement or a vessel to place?

Send over the scope, location and dates and we'll come back to you with options.

Send an enquiry