Client references - Vessel sales

DSB Offshore is involved in the sale and purchase of tugs, jackups and other marine equipment on a day-to-day basis.

On this page you will find selected examples of vessels we have dealt with recently.

Sale of two Shallow draft tugs to the Caspian Sea
	Sale of two 40tbp twin screw tugs from the Arabian Gulf to the Caspian Sea. The 2005 built tugs were purchased to support a pipelay project in the Caspian Sea.
Sale of ASD Stadt Master to Greece
	Sale of Stadt Master from Stadt Sjotransport AS in Norway to Antalos Maritime Company in Greece. Stadt Master is a 45tbp ASD tug and is now being used for port operations in Greece.
Sale of jackup L-A for windfarm work
	Sale of piling Jackup ‘L.A’ from Rion-Antirion Bridge project in Greece to the Netherlands in January 2005. ‘L. A’ has a leg length of 53m and is equipped with a Manitowoc 888 600 ton crane on ring and a catch and glide jacking system.
Sale of small jackup Thames to Baltmorgidrostroy, Latvia
	Sale and transport of small jackup ‘Thames’ from Valencia, Spain to BMGS, Latvia in August 2005. ‘Thames’ is a dismountable self elevating platform which can operate in water depths of up to 15m and has a leg length of 28m. She is now working successfully in the Baltic Sea.
Sale of modular jackup S-Fe from Brazil to Australia
	Sale of modular jackup ‘S-Fe’ to Australia in July 2007. ‘S-Fe’ has a hydraulic cylinder jacking system with a jacking holding capacity of 1000t . ‘S-Fe’ operates in water depths of up to 40m and has a leg length of just under 70m. Jackup was laid-up in Parana River, Brazil with no access to the ocean and had to be dismantled and transported by land.
Sale of CSD (cutter suction dredger) Moossou to Pakistan
	Sale of CSD (cutter suction dredger) type IHC Beaver 3300 from Abidjan, Ivory Coast to Pakistan in December 2007. Sale went through successfully despite the particularly complicated requirements of banks and flag state of the buying country.
Sale of shallow draft iceclass tanker to the Caspian Sea
	Sale of 85m LOA, 2710 dwt chemical tanker ‘A. Trader’ from Russian Owners to the Caspian Sea in April 2008. Tanker is to be used for bunkering and transport of faecal waters. Design combines shallow draft with iceclass hull and fits through Volga-Don canal – which was of no little importance for the delivery journey!
Sale of Split Prvi for conversion to floating workshop
	This 95m British built vessel of super flex design was working in inter Island trade in Croatia when we sold her for conversion to floating workshop in the Caspian Sea. She was sold by Crotian company Split Tours, Boktuljin and bought by Varisal Servicos de Consultadoria e Mareting LDA of Croatia.
Sale of 45tbp AHT Marlene
	DSB secured the sale of the 45tbp AHT Marlene from Maritime Craft Services, UK to Noordereems BV in the Netherlands. Marlene was sold to be used for shallow water anchor handling, towage and support in the N. Caspian Sea.
Sale of luxury river/sea cruiser London Night to N. Caspian Sea
	The London Night is a 130 passenger luxury river/sea cruser and is now being used for accommodating oil workers from the artificial Islands of the N. Caspian Sea. She was sold by London Marine Limited from the Marshall Islands to N.V. Shipping Company from the Netherlands.
Sale of Jackup E 1200 to Australia
	Sale of Delong system 50 x 24 x 4.3m Jackup E1200 with 70m legs from Pusan, Korea to an Australian construction company in December 2006. This Jackup is now working successfully after a difficult delivery voyage.
Sale of Icebreaking tug 'Arppe' to the Caspian Sea
	Sale of 30m LOA river icebreaker/pusher tug from Finland to the Caspian Sea in March 2008. 'Arppe' has a bollard pull of 24 tons and 2x 3410kW diesel electric propulsive units. This tug is currently being converted for use in shallow draft ice conditions in the Caspian Sea or Arctic.
Sale of ultra shallow draft Anchor-handling tug 'OW 10'
	Sale of 18t bollard pull, 32m ultra shallow draft tug 'OW 10' from Germany to CM International Ltd in April 2008. Designed to operate in the Wadden Sea, on 1.6m draft and with a large aft deck, the tug was intended for use in the Kashagan field in the Caspian Sea.