未来四年海上支援船市场将达到660亿美元
据油气新闻网站1月8日报道 石油和天然气领域的勘探活动迅速增加，对海上支援船市场趋势产生了有利影响。宏观经济在能源需求中发挥着重要作用，推动了对海上建筑和船舶的需求，增加了海上支援船行业的份额。
事实上，石油价格在决定这些船只的需求方面也起着至关重要的作用，涉及到石油价格、利润领域的数量、海上船只的勘探和需求之间的关系。根据国际能源署（IEA）的数据，与2013年相比，全球石油需求显著增长，这对海上支援船市场前景产生了相当大的影响。考虑到对近海船舶的需求不断增加，2014年经济合作与发展组织理事会造船工作组甚至为政府合作伙伴、行业专家和海洋设备公司安排了一个关于近海和造船业的研讨会。
如今，许多海上支援船舶行业的巨头正越来越多地投资于开发与环境安全相关的节能环保船舶。，朝着环保造船发展的趋势转变，预计将扩大海上支援船市场规模，2016年将达到400亿美元。
现在许多小型海洋运输公司和海上支援船行业的知名巨头正与石油生产公司合作，提供长期的燃料来源。例如，2017年11月，哈维海湾国际海事公司宣布与壳牌达成协议。
近海船舶设计师期待着支持船舶设计的多样化。最近，欧洲OSD-IMT与美国Gibbs &签署了一项协议，为美国的商业应用提供创新的船舶设计。根据这项协议，双方都将开发高效和成本效益高的船只。上述情况强烈地表明，在海上支援船舶行业的投资过多。，新产品的大量引进将推动海上支援船市场规模的扩大，到2024年底这一市场规模将超过600亿美元的收入。
王磊 摘译自 油气新闻
原文如下
Offshore support vessel market to hit $66 billion by 2024
The rapidly increasing exploration activities in the oil and gas domain have been favourably impacting offshore support vessel market trends. It is prudent to mention that macro-economy plays a significant role in energy demand, fueling the demand for offshore structures and vessels, inherently propelling offshore support vessel industry share.
In fact, oil prices also play a crucial role in determining the demand for these vessels, pertaining to the relationship that exists between oil prices, number of profitable fields, exploration and requirement of offshore vessels. According to IEA (International Energy Agency), the global oil demand has increased noticeably as compared to 2013, which has had a considerable impact on offshore support vessel market outlook. Considering the increasing requirement of offshore vessels, in 2014, the OECD Council Working on Shipbuilding had even arranged a workshop on offshore and shipbuilding industry for government partners, industry experts, and marine equipment firms.
Today, numerous giants in offshore support vessel industry are increasingly investing in development of energy efficient and green vessels, pertaining to environmental safety. The shifting trends toward the development of eco-friendly shipbuilding is thus slated to augment offshore support vessel market size, pegged at $40 billion for 2016.
Nowadays, many of the small-scale marine transportation companies and renowned giants in offshore support vessel industry are collaborating with oil production companies to supply long-term fuel sources. For instance, in November 2017, Harvey Gulf International Marine announced a deal with Shell
Offshore vessel designers are looking forward to diversifying the design of support vessels. Recently, the Europe based OSD-IMT has signed an agreement with US-based Gibbs & Cox to provide innovative vessel designs for commercial applications across United States. Under this agreement, both the partners would be developing efficient and cost-effective vessels. The aforementioned instance strongly underlines the plethora of investments in offshore support vessel industry. The surging introduction of new products would thus catalyse offshore support vessel market size, which will surpass a revenue collection of $60 billion by the end of 2024.