Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. May 6, 2021
Shipbuilding group Damen said it has delivered the 111-meter Damen Stan Pontoon 11226 RD mega-barge Tomsk to heavy lift and project cargo shipping company Combi Lift. The barge will be used in the construction of Gazprom’s Amur Gas Processing Plant near Russia’s eastern border, transporting some of the largest components to the site.
This contract follows a 19 vessel order placed with Damen by Combi Lift that was delivered in May 2018. It was comprised of four Multi Cat 2608SD workboats, four Pusher Tugs 2612SD, four Side Floaters 8605SD and seven 89-meter Stan Pontoons 8916SD. Measuring 111.75m by 26.4m and with a deadweight of 5,700 tonnes, the Tomsk is almost twice the size of its smaller counterparts.
Damen delivers 111m mega-barge to Combi Lift for Russia project
AMSTERDAM (Netherlands), 28 days ago Damen has announced that it has successfully delivered the 111-metre Damen Stan Pontoon 11226 RD mega-barge Tomsk to Combi Lift, for a major work at a gas processing project site in Russia. A leading expert in the transport of heavy lift and project cargoes world-wide, Combi Lift returned to Damen for this latest order based on the high quality of the original vessels and its ability to meet tight deadlines for delivery, and the Tomsk was indeed delivered within time, on budget and to the agreed specification regarding deadweight and quality.
De Klerk takes delivery of two Damen Stan Pontoon
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two pontoons to De Klerk in Werkendam, the Netherlands. The delivery, which took place on January 8th, consisted of a Stan Pontoon 4111 named Oosterschelde and a Stan Pontoon 3011 named Kreekrak.
De Klerk placed the order with Damen on the 1st of December 2020. The delivery took place quickly thanks to Damen’s practice of building vessels in series. Damen sales manager Vincent de Maat explains: “In the 1960s Kommer Damen revolutionised our industry with the introduction of standardised shipbuilding. There are numerous benefits of this – amongst which is that it provides operators access to vessels and equipment that are thoroughly proven.
GPS Marine opts for Damen Stan Pontoon February 4, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
Damen Trading has recently sold a stock Damen Stan Pontoon (SPo) 6316 to its client GPS Marine Holding BV in Hulst, the Netherlands.
The customer was looking for delivery of a flat-top barge in quick time in order to participate in a project taking place in the IJselmeer lake in the north of the Netherlands.
With Damen’s practice of building vessels in series and for stock, the shipbuilder was able to deliver the vessel within two weeks of signing the contract.
GPS Marine Holding BV is a fully-owned subsidiary of GPS Marine Holdings, the Upnor, UK-based marine contractor offering a range of service including civil engineering and construction, backhoe, plough dredging, marine and offshore demolition, international coastal and harbor towage, transport of goods by barge, diving and sub-surface engineering.