Dockwise Scores $35 Million in Heavy Transport Contracts

Heavy-load ocean carrier Dockwise, based in the Netherlands, announced 10 heavy marine transport project awards and two oil and gas related engineering assignments valued at a total of $35 million. One float-over award is with China National Offshore Oil Corporation. For CNOOC, Dockwise will undertake engineering design verification of a deepwater jacket and the float-over installation of the deck.

The other contracts are for port and marine infrastructure. Dockwise will assist in moving barges to the U.S., the Netherlands and Argentina and dredging equipment to the Netherlands and Colombia. These project cargo contracts will be executed by October 2010. Other third-quarter contracts include transporting a semi-submersible rig from Dubai to Brazil and a jack-up rig from West Africa to the Netherlands.

Dockwise operates a fleet of 20 specialized semi-submersible heavy transport vessels. CEO Andre Goedee said that the company is benefiting from a slowly increasing number of inquiries. “Tender activity for the years to come remains strong and continues to hold interesting prospects for the larger vessels. Meanwhile on the short term we seriously focus on the opportunities our fleet size presents in view of the diverse geographic spread of the demand in the market..… The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has our undivided attention. We are seriously concerned with the magnitude of the environmental impact and we will do what is required of us to help.”

Accompanying photo of the Dockwise Black Marlin courtesy of Dockwise