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Por Onde Anda?
Career moves and appointments across the offshore market.
Reporting and curation by Westhon Media
Por onde anda? Tonelagem da Galáxia
By WSB Advisors As the market’s primary reference for fleet data—also reflected in our WSB One Database—we are frequently challenged by clients to explain not only where vessels are, but under what structures they remain where they are. That is precisely what happened following our recent article on Atlas Z. As readers and users looked […]
Por onde anda? Astro Tupi
Where is she now? — Atlas Z (ex-Astro Tupi): One Vessel, Two Structures By WSB Advisors Much like the recent case of Astro CMT Matos—reborn as Seastar Virtus while raising unresolved questions around overlapping commercial and registry positioning—another case involving Astromaritima – em Recuperação Judicial now comes into focus. This time, the vessel is the […]
Por onde anda? Milan Tide — The Resurrection (and the Registry Puzzle)
By WSB Advisors The return of Milan Tide, now Seastar Virtus, should have been a straightforward story: a well-built PSV, revived, reintroduced and ready to operate again. It turns out the story is not quite that simple. Following our publication, Astromarítima Navegação S.A. – em Recuperação Judicial approached us demanding the rectification of a specific […]
Por onde anda? Varada Santos
By WSB Advisors She lies in Guanabara Bay, in plain sight, yet increasingly difficult to explain. Anyone navigating toward Niterói will recognize the outline: the hull of Varada Santos, still, without visible activity, without a flag, without any declared purpose. A formerly working offshore vessel, designed for constant operation, now reduced to a static presence—silent, […]
Por onde anda? Metaltanque II
Built in February 1963 by Fujinagata Shipyard in Japan, the vessel originally named Petrobras Oeste was designed with a clear mission: transport LPG along Brazilian waters. Powered by a B&W engine, with approximately 4,323 DWT and IMO 5407784, it was part of Petrobras’ fleet at a time when Brazil was beginning to build its own […]
Por onde anda? Comandante Airton
Por Onde Anda? — Comandante Airton Comandante Airton was built in 2014. Steel hull. Twin Scania DSI 12 engines. 18.75 metres in overall length (LOA). Designed from the outset for one purpose: heavy-duty work.Not to impress. Not to be the largest in the fleet. To work. "This vessel is a phenomenon. It never breaks down. […]
Por onde anda? BGL 1
In the middle of Carnival in Brazil, while many people were joining the street parades… a 1,000-ton crane barge decided to leave. After years practically motionless, BGL 1 departed the pier at Cais da Ilha das Cobras without announcement, without statement and without, at least for now, a clear explanation. A discreet move for an […]
Por onde anda? Maersk Involver
Built in 2007, with an impressive 138 meters LOA, the then Maersk Involver was born under the Danish offshore tradition. A blue hull, robust lines, and a clear purpose: to deliver capacity where conventional logistics cannot reach. But the sea changes. And so do assets. On November 1st, 2024, following the completion of the acquisition […]
Por onde anda? Havila Lista
Some vessels do not belong to a field, a country, or an operator.They belong to market — and survive by changing skin. Havila Lista was delivered in 1999 by Simek AS shipyard, Norway. Built as a PSV under Norwegian flag, classed by DNV, prepared to operate in one of most demanding environments in the world: […]
Por onde anda – Asso Ventisette
Versatility was never an exception for a PSV — it has always been part of the design.And increasingly, part of the challenge! What Asso Ventisette reveals is not a rule being broken, but a natural market filter: not every PSV can sustain extended operational roles outside the “script” over long cycles. Some step in. Very […]
Por onde anda? Bravante II
Forged to cross cycles — not just to fit a single market moment — Bravante II is one of those assets that, on the offshore Brazilian Battleship board, remained marked as operational while many peers had already been crossed out. Built in Brazil, it not only survived the sector’s turning point but preserved operational relevance […]
Por onde anda? UP Topazio and UP Diamante
Launched in 2006 and 2007 respectively at Estaleiro Ilha S.A. (EISA), in Rio de Janeiro, the Platform Supply Vessels UP Topazio and UP Diamante represent a mature phase of Brazil’s offshore support vessel construction cycle, when local shipyards were delivering standardized PSVs to meet the rapid expansion of offshore logistics demand. Built as mid-size Offshore […]
Por onde anda? GNL 1001 & GNL 1008
Within Brazil’s offshore support vessel landscape, Platform Supply Vessels GNL 1001 and GNL 1008 follow an uncommon trajectory — modern PSVs that moved from lay-up back toward a path of recovery and renewed operational relevance. Delivered in 2016 (GNL 1008) and 2017 (GNL 1001) by TWB S.A., later Keppel/Seatrium Brasil, both units were built to […]
Por onde anda? Danko Tide
Delivered in 2002, this 72m by 16m, DP-1 Platform Supply Vessel began her career in Brazil under Tidewater’s flag as Danko Tide, supporting the country’s offshore supply chain during a period of intense E&P activity. Built for reliability and utility, she spent her early years running steady logistics between platforms and support bases along the […]
Por onde anda? Milan Tide
Por onde anda? Milan Tide Delivered in 2003 by Estaleiro Promar, in Niterói (RJ), Milan Tide was built for Tidewater alongside her sister vessel Danko Tide. Designed to the UT 755L PSV platform, the vessel entered service in Brazil during a period of strong offshore activity, operating successfully and reliably for many years as part […]
Por onde anda? Astro Parati & Astro Garoupa
Launched in 1987 at Estaleiro Ilha S.A. (EISA), Astro Parati and Astro Garoupa belong to an early generation of Brazilian-built offshore support vessels. With steel hulls of approximately 66 meters, they once operated in a period when Brazil’s offshore industry was still consolidating its logistics, regulatory frameworks and governance standards. Over the decades, the evolution […]
Por onde anda? Astro Tamoio
Astro Tamoio, a OSRV built in 2016 and once part of Astromaritima’s operational fleet, stands today as a stark reminder of how governance failures can erase an entire asset. Her trajectory changed irreversibly after a fatal incident in 2021 while contracted to Petrobras, leading to her lay-up and gradual degradation. Creditors and lien holders were […]
Por onde anda? MT Abreu e Lima
Launched with ambition, left unfinished and now drifting through years of silence. MT Abreu e Lima became one of the most emblematic hulls in Guanabara Bay. An Oil Products Tanker designed at 182.85 meters in length and 32.2 meters in beam, it was ordered by PDVSA and built at EISA. Capacity: roughly 340,000 barrels of […]
Por onde anda? Astro Tupi
By Westhon Media From a detained support vessel to an active OSRV under Petrobras’ umbrella, former Astro Tupi illustrates the recurring reshaping of Brazil’s offshore fleet. Astro Tupi (IMO 9630705) was hired as named by Petrobras under Opportunity 7004235990, with Galáxia Navegação Ltda. as the contracting party and contract end-date set for August 2029. Galaxia […]
Por onde anda? GNL 1015
The former AHTS Varada Maresias — now renamed GNL 1015 (IMO 9468657) — was expected to mark a new chapter for Galáxia Marítima S.A., entering Petrobras’ OSRV tender program. Built in 2013 at ABG Shipyard (India), the vessel was reflagged to Brazil and announced as part of the national offshore support fleet. A contract was […]
Special: Por onde anda?
Media reports say the AHTS Suvarna has been abandoned in Rio’s Canal do Cunha — leaking oil, listing, and the subject of investigations and actions against current Superpesa's responsability. The once-formidable AHTS trio – Suvarna, Sudaksha and Subhiksha – were originally part of Varun Shipping’s fleet, left adrift during the oil downturn and later registered […]