The offshore market is quietly repricing risk—and the signals are clear in three places: DP2 capability, CTV scheduling, and hybrid fuel readiness.

First, DP2 is no longer a nice-to-have. Cable lay spreads, walk-to-work campaigns, and complex nearshore positioning now favor DP2 AHTS and MPSVs that hold station without chewing fuel. Where there’s congestion or tight tidal gates, we’re seeing premiums for DP2 tonnage with proven power management—especially when paired with experienced crews and documented station-keeping performance. Yard slots for upgrades are tightening, so owners planning retrofits should lock timelines early.

Second, CTV math is changing. The most expensive hour isn’t the one on hire; it’s the hour spent deadheading. Operators that shrink repositioning legs by 30–50 nm and sequence crew changes smarter are protecting day rates and uptime. Charterers increasingly ask for transparent schedules and contingency plans by weather window. The win: fewer lost days, lower fuel burn, and higher turbine-touch counts per week.

Third, hybrid fuels are moving from PR to P&L. Drop-in HVO and battery-hybrid auxiliaries don’t transform bollard pull—but they do cut standby consumption and noise at berth. Charterers will pay a modest green premium when the emissions math is auditable: baseline fuel curves, voyage logs, and verifiable CO₂ per task. Data-backed efficiency is now a commercial lever, not a brochure line.

Takeaway: the winners are DP2-capable, hybrid-ready, and radically data-transparent—and they’ll fixture faster at better prices.

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