AB Offshore got listed with the Duns and Bradstreet Global Database in 2015 to buttress her international credibility with business partners. In that same year, we won and started our first direct 5 years Master Time Charter Agreement (MTCA) contract with an IOC – ExxonMobil Nigeria, and within 2 years became one of the leading offshore support vessel providers in ExxonMobil Nigeria operating 5 vessels within her field. This was followed by a request for 6 additional crew supply and security vessels to be added to the contract. AB Offshore thereafter embarked on an aggressive acquisition plan to meet the growing demands for offshore support vessels.

In 2016, our registered address was amended to Lagos Nigeria as the head office while Port Harcourt Nigeria became the operational base.

In 2017, our name was changed from “Ashbard Marine Services Limited” to “AB Offshore Marine Services Limited” for better strategic positioning in response to evolving business, and market expansion, as well as to enhance our company’s image. This was a reflection of our commitment to aligning our company’s name with our vision to become the most efficient and biggest provider of marine logistics services.

In 2019, AB Offshore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Nigerian Navy for the Provision of Maritime Logistics Support for Maritime Security Within the Nigerian Maritime Environment. This made us an independent provider of private maritime security services in Nigeria.

The advent of COVID-19 global Pandemic in 2020 disrupted businesses globally, AB Offshore long term contracts were greatly affected, and we were able to react positively by strategizing and refocusing our operations on the security escort market. We successfully signed three major contracts with three leading international maritime security companies to handle escort operations within the Nigerian EEZ.

In 2020 also, AB Offshore won another major Master Charter Party Contract (MCPC) with Chevron Nigeria Limited, to provide specialized terminal support ASD LHTs vessels for their Export Terminal operations in Escravos which is still actively ongoing.

To increase our security escort capacity in 2021, we acquired MV Sea Valour a Fast Crew Boat from Malaysia as part of our vessel acquisition and fleet expansion plan.

Over the years AB Offshore had developed excellent management and operational standards that enabled her gain several quality certifications and licenses at par with international standards and best practices.

In addition to our membership with the International Maritime Contractors Association (IMCA), Duns and Bradstreet, We also became a certified member of ICoCA in January 2024 after undergoing a rigorous process built on the standards of the Montreux Document and the International Code of Conduct for Private Security.

AB Offshore is licensed as a Private Maritime Security Company by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and have developed a sound quality standard, earning her international certifications of; ISO 9001-2015, for Quality Management System, the ISO 18788:2015 for Security Operations Management System, and the ANSI/ASIS-PSC.1:2012 Certification of Management System for Quality of Private Security Contractor (PSC) Maritime on the 15th June 2023.

AB Offshore has become the preferred Nigerian Marine company to deal with by most International Maritime Security companies. We became known and openly acknowledged as a high-quality company that operates with utmost integrity by clients, and industry players, as well as a Global Economic research publication, business Magazines like FORBES Africa, and electronic medias like CNBC Africa.

AB Offshore conducts all the processes of contract bidding and engagement with IOCs, regulatory and statutory bodies with utmost integrity, due process, and diligence while adhering to international best practices. We are actively seeking new business opportunities and have ongoing bids with many International Oil companies.

We celebrated our 16th anniversary in May 2024.