National Energy has awarded Blue Ocean Marine, a contract for the crewing and manning of its vessels according to a release from the company.
The company said that it invited tenders for the provision of crew management services in July 2019 through the company’s tendering process. All local and international companies which prequalified for crew management services were invited to submit proposals.
National Energy has stated that at the end of the evaluation process, Blue Ocean Marine was awarded the contract. The company has indicated that the process strictly followed the national procurement procedure of the Office of Procurement Management.
Blue Ocean Marine will now be responsible for the manning of vessels under the crew management contract. This includes the sourcing, recruitment, selection, deployment, scheduling, training/upgrading programmes, and ongoing management of seafarers engaged on the vessels under the contract.
Blue Ocean Marine has agreed to keep all crews engaged on National Energy’s vessels, by the previous contractor, for a period of two months before making any changes it may deem necessary to optimise the operation of the vessels. Selecting a qualified contractor to provide crew management services for the company’s fleet of vessels enables and secures National Energy’s business in the energy and maritime industries, which demand trained and highly specialised crews for their ever-evolving needs.