Rates for Norwegian anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) ships have broken the NOK 1m ($117,400) per day barrier for the first time in three years.
Domestic offshore vessel owner DOF Group's 26,140-bhp Skandi Hera (built 2009) has reportedly been booked by state oil major Equinor at this level for the Askeladden rig move in early April.
Norway's Seabrokers said 2021 had started slowly for AHTS owners in the North Sea, but several of them have now made the most of a recent tightening of the market to make some "good...