UNSPSC 78101720: Marine hydrocarbon transport services

Marine Hydrocarbon service Transport Hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGLs) that are extracted from natural gas or that are produced at petroleum refineries may be transported as liquids in mixtures of HGLs or as separate HGL purity products in pipelines ships and barges.

UNSPSC 78101720 Marine hydrocarbon transport services is a Commodity code representing the removal, transport, and disposal of derelict and abandoned vessels in state and local waterways. The work solicited under this code centers on floating, extracting, and transporting grounded or partially submerged vessels to authorized landfills, with comprehensive environmental compliance including fuel and hazardous-material removal, turbidity control, photo-documentation, and best-management-practice adherence. Issuing bodies are primarily county-level marine resource divisions and environmental management agencies supporting grant applications to state fish and wildlife commissions. Escambia County Marine Resources Division in Florida is the dominant buyer in recent activity, having issued multiple Invitations to Quote for individual derelict vessels as components of applications to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Derelict Vessel Removal Grant Opportunity Announcement. Contractors must carry substantial marine-specific insurance—Protection & Indemnity (Marine Liability) at $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate, Maritime Workers' Compensation at $1 million per occurrence / $1 million aggregate, and Marine Pollution Liability at $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate—with insurers maintaining AM Best Rating of VIII or higher and the county named as additional insured.

Recent activity is concentrated in Florida, particularly the Pensacola area and surrounding bays, where Escambia County has issued six derelict-vessel removal quotes since March 2026. Representative opportunities include the 32-foot Catalina (WM2638) due July 20, 2026; the 30-foot Morgan (WM2633) due July 20, 2026; the Kees Bayou Barge (WM2629) due June 19, 2026; and the 27-foot Catalina Sailboat (WM2630) due June 12, 2026—all submitted as Invitations to Quote through OpenGov or ProcureNow procurement portals with seven-to-fourteen-day completion windows and work to commence within seven days of Notice to Proceed. Perdido Landfill is the standard disposal destination. Escambia County's application strategy requires individual price quotes for each vessel, creating recurring bid opportunities as grant applications advance. The only non-derelict-vessel opportunity in the dataset—DeKalb County's IT infrastructure reconstruction at the Tennis Center (ITB 2026-076-ITB, due July 13, 2026)—appears unrelated to marine hydrocarbon transport and does not reflect genuine market activity under this code.