UNSPSC 78101721: Offshore towing and supply vessel service

An towing vessel is a seagoing tug which can perform emergency towing operations. The emergency towage can avert the grounding and wrecking of the vessel and the associated oil spill. To generate and optimize designs a model is created which enables the rapid design of emergency towing vessel. A primary function of a platform supply vessel is to transport supplies to the oil platform and return other cargoes to shore. Cargo tanks for drilling mud, pulverized cement, diesel fuel, potable and non-potable water, and chemicals used in the drilling process comprise the bulk of the cargo spaces.

UNSPSC 78101721 Offshore towing and supply vessel service, a Commodity code, encompasses vessel charter and logistics operations for marine deployment, salvage, and infrastructure work in coastal and offshore settings. State and local governments use this code primarily for derelict vessel removal, artificial reef deployment, and specialized marine transport. Volusia County, Florida is currently soliciting towing and barge services to deploy artificial reef materials at GPS-designated offshore sites 1 to 33 miles from shore in depths of 50 to 130 feet; the contractor must provide an ocean-going tug and deck barge of at least 500-ton capacity, load reef materials from an onshore yard, and deliver them on a lump-sum-per-300-ton basis under an ITB with a three-year initial term and two optional one-year renewals. Escambia County, Florida has posted multiple price quotes for derelict vessel removal, transport, and landfill disposal through its Marine Resources Division, with contract values typically reflecting all-inclusive floating, removal, transport, and tipping fees as single lump-sum quotes. The work is driven by state environmental grant funding—Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Derelict Vessel Removal Grants—and requires marine-specific insurance including Protection & Indemnity, Maritime Workers Compensation, and Marine Pollution Liability coverage at minimum limits of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, with carriers holding AM Best ratings of VIII or higher.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida's Panhandle and central coast. Escambia County has issued roughly a dozen derelict-vessel removal price quotes since June 2026 for vessels ranging from 16 to 32 feet, with vessels scattered across Perdido River, Perdido Bay, Kees Bayou, Bayou Chico, and near Pensacola Pass; work typically must commence within 7 days of Notice to Proceed and complete within 14 calendar days, with comprehensive environmental best-management practices required including turbidity barriers, hazardous-material removal, daytime-only operations, and photo-documentation. Volusia County's artificial reef deployment ITB 26-B-127JS (due November 5, 2026) offers a three-year contract opportunity with local preference for vendors with permanent locations in Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, or Volusia County for at least six months prior to bid closing. Questions on the Volusia reef project are due October 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m., with a non-mandatory pre-solicitation meeting scheduled for October 8, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. One posting (DeKalb County, Georgia, ITB 2026-076 for IT and Low Voltage Infrastructure at a tennis facility) appears to be a mislabeling and does not reflect actual offshore towing or marine-vessel work.