Deepsea Bollsta — Special Periodic Survey

Mobile offshore drilling units must undergo a comprehensive Special Periodic Survey (SPS) every five years — a full hull, machinery, and safety systems recertification required by classification societies. In 2024, the Deepsea Bollsta completed its SPS at the Port of Walvis Bay, with Afrishore acting as the integrated onshore logistics partner throughout the survey period.

For the duration of the SPS, Afrishore handled the full shore-side scope: temporary importation of spare parts and project equipment, customs clearance, warehousing of project cargo, abnormal trucking for oversized components, crane and rigging coordination, waste management, and crew rotation logistics including visa and immigration for international specialist teams. The SPS scope brought multiple discipline crews to Walvis Bay simultaneously — every visa, every customs entry, every supply chain link coordinated from the Port of Walvis Bay's Oil & Gas Section, where Afrishore is permanently embedded.

The Bollsta returned to operations on schedule, recertified for another five-year operational cycle.