The 40 days pre-COVID to break out a laid up ship in consistent with my experience, it took 6 weeks to get a (steam) tanker back in service after a 3 year lay up (Arco Endeavour/Mobil Syosset).
Colonial Pipeline is not a part of the US government so any connection between them and increased unemployment benefits is a non connection. Colonial had their IT system audited in the past and was found to be at an eight grade level according to one auditor. The billing system was what was hacked. So Kochās subsidiary, Colonial shut down. They paid the ransom. Colonial has made a LOT of money in years past but chose not to invest in IT security. They have only themselves to blame. The US government cannot demand that essential private infrastructure protect themselves from IT attacks becauseā¦free markets,
The 5 million Colonial paid was just a cost of doing business and is tax deductible. You can bet none of the Kochs waited in line for gas.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-14/colonial-pipeline-has-been-a-lucrative-cash-cow-for-many-years
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Getting a plant up and running is the easy part. Getting all the inspections and certificates renewed and up to date is what takes time.
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That was being done concurrently. It was 45 days give or take from arriving to the cold ship on site and sailing for the first load.
Some of these laid up ships are ready to go, just need some crew on it. But doing that would probably take 5 days, getting food stores on and getting to a load port another 3-5, discharge another 5 days laterā¦and then nobody needs them.
Not to mention the Covid quarantine procedures in place at some of these companies.
I donāt know how, where and for how long these tankers have been in layup, but as a rule of thumb, the following applies:
If a ship (or rig) is in āwarm layupā, with a skeleton crew on board that routinely run all machinery and equipment in accordance with a well planned schedule, certification is kept valid and no preservation has been carried out, it is possible to start up in a matter of a few days.
If ācold stackedā for any length of time, even if the preservation work has been properly carried out, the process takes a lot longer.
One of the biggest problems on a modern ship is all the electronics. Even if the vessel is fully dehumidified there are always some systems, or parts that is outside the dry zone. If humidity level is kept too low for too long, insulation gets brittle over time, causing problems that may not be detected before the ship has operated for a while.
Then comes the problem of updating certificates, reclass and marine growth (especially if laid up in tropical climate)
Class would usually demand drydocking if the ship has been out of class for some timeā¦
Had a buddy telling me about a client that wanted to take a LPG tanker out of warm stack but it had lapsed certificates.
Best deal they could get was class said we can average you 1.5 surveyors per day non stop. Calculation was 6 months work.
CE asked the office for another CE and another set of Eng crew so they could work 24/7.
I dont know how more complex a LPG tanker is over a fuel tanker anyone?
Itās not relevant in this case. Owner is only interested if itās a long term charter, the pipeline is now opening and the shortages are easing.
The Colonial Pipeline began its restart on Wednesday, and said it was approaching normal rates.
Ships deployed under emergency waivers were also moving fuel from U.S. Gulf Coast refiners to the northeast, while 18-wheel tanker trunks were ferrying gasoline from Alabama to Virginia, helping to stem the shortages.
yes hence I could understand why the Jones act temp change for a vessel close by that could fill in.
Its the same for supply boats, Todd said he wouldnāt break out one of his boats for a spot job. Its just not worth it.
Who is Todd and who does Todd represent?
Hell Tengineer you were just lecturing us on Harvey Gulfās financials and how fucked up their business model was, but you donāt know who is one of their main competitors in the market and who he represents??
Todd Hornbeck, Hornbeck Offshore (HOS)
He might have Deep sea boats ready to go But any shallow shelf jobs That need a 240 or smaller heās not going to pull one out of the Frog pond and have to deal with a dry dockings and inspections not to mention all the safety equipment that needs to be inspected. Quite a dilemma. Believe me I lost all my stock in this company and Iām still not 100% sure on what the hell happened.
Nope, was never on first name basis with most of the GOM operators, lost interest in the Gulf of Mexico operators. The only reason I kept up with Harvey back in 2018 is they were getting money from a hedge fund I was interested in. Honestly I thought Hornbeck, and most of the rest had disappeared. I will hazard a guess that Chouest has survived due to their government contracts and partnerships but donāt know. It is unfortunate but that gold rush is over.
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