This week’s signal from tenders and RFQs: DP2 is quietly becoming table stakes across support scopes—W2W, cable lay support, ROV/IR inspections, even guard-plus-tow. When DP2 is the minimum, availability—not price—decides the award. Owners without DP2 find their calendar constrained; charterers without a DP2 plan face schedule risk.

Operationally, DP2 reduces single-failure exposure and keeps gangways online in marginal seas. It lets you work closer to assets and inside tighter safety zones, which compounds fuel savings when combined with battery-hybrid assistance: fewer repositions, smoother thruster loads, lower CO₂. For CTVs, we’re seeing larger hulls and motion-comp gangways paired with DP-assist for steady transfers; for PSVs/AHTS, retrofit thruster redundancy is moving from “nice-to-have” to bid qualifier. Commercially, DP2 often commands a premium and books earlier; splitting scopes protects budget without compromising safety.

Example trend: 2025 North Sea maintenance bundles are merging W2W days with cable pull support, driving multi-week DP2 blocks and earlier bookings. Practical playbook: map your workpack by DP-critical days, pre-secure DP2 tonnage for those windows, and backfill transits/standby with non-DP or DP1 where metocean allows. Use AIS plus metocean to forecast station-keeping hours; owners can evidence fuel per DP-hour to win on both safety and carbon. Takeaway: plan your DP2 demand like a constraint, not a line item.

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