Utility Identification

Consortium of universities that own and operate a research vessel

Challenge

Find customers to employ the Research Vessel when Universities were not using it for their science days and negotiate marine contract terms in addition to pricing agreements.

Result

Brokered multiyear deal and spot charters to increase utilization of the Research Vessel. The vessel was used for academic research, training, hydrographic and geophysical surveys, seismic data acquisition, geotechnical sampling, ROV platform support, and marine survey operations.