[QUOTE=CaptChris878;113539]I don’t see ACO being sold either. Too many of the small 150’s in the fleet for Harvey to be interested in.[/QUOTE]
Harvey is looking at ACO’s DP-2 fleet which consists of roughly 19 vessels. The rumor is they have plans to stretch them, remove tonnage doors and baffles from mud tanks. The GRT will increase dramatically but not many guys want to run a 100 ton vessel once they have the experience and DP certificate. My only thoughts are that ACO’s vessels aren’t wide enough to make stretching them viable and gain much more capacities.
Aries I guess could sell but they have enough contacts to keep their vessels working and are too small to gain much from Harvey’s perspective. Several guys in the ACO office have asked about the rumor and can’t get an answer. Usually that gives you all the knowledge needed of what’s taking place.