Solstad Maritime has secured two contracts for its construction support vessel Normand Australis in the Asia Pacific region, with a combined firm duration of 250 days. The awards give the vessel a substantial backlog of subsea work in a region where construction support capacity is regularly sought by operators running inspection, maintenance and installation programs.
The Normand Australis is a construction support vessel, a class of offshore vessel equipped to support subsea operations such as survey, construction, intervention and maintenance work around subsea infrastructure. Vessels of this type typically carry remotely operated vehicles, crane capacity and deck space for project equipment, and are contracted either on a campaign basis or for longer-term support of field operations. A firm commitment spanning 250 days across two contracts provides the kind of workload continuity that offshore vessel owners seek in a market where utilisation can vary considerably between regions.
For Solstad Maritime, the awards add firm revenue in the Asia Pacific offshore market and keep the vessel employed over an extended period. For operators in the region, the availability of CSVs under multi-month contracts matters for scheduling subsea campaigns, since vessel availability often shapes when inspection and construction work can be executed. The two contracts also reflect continued demand for subsea support tonnage in Asia Pacific, where aging infrastructure and ongoing field development activity sustain the need for construction and intervention vessels. Further details on the clients, work scope and start dates were not provided in the announcement.
Source: Offshore Engineer
