Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) Decarbonisation Forum

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The plans formulated for 2025

At the OSV Decarbonisation Forum meeting in London last February the following plans were formulated: 

 

Decarbonisation Observations: develop OSV sector decarbonisation observation guidelines to promote environmental accountability and enhance decarbonisation collaboration between people, teams and organisations involved in offshore vessel operations. Capture the findings and recommendations in a position paper. The AMARP guidelines developed by the OSV Forum in 2024 can serve as reference example.

 

Data- & Reporting Standardisation implementation: define the process for and start with collecting OSV sector data, as produced by OSV Owners by applying the Data & Reporting Standards defined. Make OSV sector reports available to OSV Owners and agreed stakeholders as input for efficiency and decarbonisation continuous improvement. Aim for starting the implementation process, including making an OSV sector database(s) available to support this, still this year. Capture the findings and recommendations in a position paper.

 

Electrification enabling steps for OSVs: define key enabling steps to be taken and to be promoted for enhancing the electrification of vessel operations in the OSV sector. Clarify the related key drivers in the operating process & procedures, vessel hardware set-up and shore based- & offshore infrastructure to support the electrification transition. Capture the findings and recommendations in a position paper.

 

In addition to these three themes, there was also the objective to broaden the forum hosting team, and organisations were invited to join ISOA in co-hosting the forum.

 

What happened the second quarter of 2025

The forum is happy to welcome ABS, DNV and IMCA as co-hosts of the forum. They joined the forum hosting team in the second quarter and the hosting organisations commenced with further specifying the agenda and plans. It was agreed to prioritise the “data & reporting” and “electrification” topics.

 

The plans going forward in 2025

The process of collection input on the ‘’data- & reporting’’ and ‘’electrification” topics and commencement of the project teams are now intended to take place due course second half of the year. Updates will follow.

 

Looking back at 2024

Guided by the OSV 10 Decabonisation Principles (https://www.isoaoffshore.org/osv-10-decarbonisation-principles) project teams worked on two topics, Data & Reporting Standardisation and Behavioural Based Decarbonisation. The project team members where representatives from OSV- owners, charterers stakeholders. The findings of the project teams were presented in two position papers which were made available to the OSV sector for follow-up.

 

Position paper: Data & reporting standardisation

Data & reporting standardisation follow from Principle 10 of the OSV Decarbonisation Principles: “Performance data should be transparent and shared in a standardised format, ensuring credibility and ease of access’’. The objective was to develop an OSV sector Data- & Reporting Standard (Version 1.0), supported by charterers, owners and other stakeholders, by further shaping and developing existing OSV sector data- & reporting standards.

 

Position paper: behavioural based decarbonisation

Behavioural based decarbonisation is one of the key drivers to achieve the objectives as set by Principe 3 ‘’vessel shoreside management, sailing offices and crew should be trained regularly in operational emissions mitigation, so as to promote a culture of environmental accountability, since they are instrumental in ensuring energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.’’ & Principle 4 ‘’There should be close collaboration between the vessel owner and the charterer to reduce ‘hurry up and wait’ logistics. The objective was to develop an OSV sector behavioural based decarbonisation guidelines to promote environmental accountability and enhance decarbonisation collaboration between people involved in offshore vessel operations.

 

The 2024 position papers can be found:

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• Data & Reporting Standardisation Position Paper & Attachment: 

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• Behavioural Based Decarbonisation: Position Paper & Attachment: 

 

ISOA, August 2025

 

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