Today’s “news” looks trivial: Column A = Colonne 1; Column B = Colonne 2. In offshore, that’s a big deal. RFQs and fleet sheets land daily in mixed formats and languages. When those columns are standardized—DP class, bollard pull, deck area, draft, mobilization port—you turn scattered spreadsheets into a searchable market. The impact is practical: faster shortlists, fewer clarification loops, and fewer deadhead miles to mobilize the right unit. In a weather-driven business, shaving even 24 hours off sourcing can be the difference between hitting a window and watching it close.

Operationally, structured data changes behavior. Charterers filter by proximity to site, certification packs (CMID, FMEA), and readiness instead of vague “AHTS/CTV needed asap.” Owners lift utilization because niche capabilities (DP2, crane SWL, moonpool, hybrid-ready) become machine-discoverable, not reliant on someone’s memory. Brokers stop chasing email threads and start managing options. Trend to watch: DP2 tonnage is being booked earlier for walk-to-work and subsea support, while battery-hybrid CTVs are winning priority at power-limited ports. Teams that bake into the RFQ “DP2? gangway-ready? fuel: MGO/HVO? last port within 100 nm?” get qualified offers faster and cut transit hours meaningfully—reducing CO2 and deck fatigue across a campaign. Add a 150 nm radius and minimum bollard pull to the search, and you’ll often surface closer, fitter tonnage you didn’t know existed—at lower CO2.

Takeaway: in offshore chartering, the smallest column names decide the biggest outcomes—speed, availability, and emissions.

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