Dockwise gets Shtokman contract
The Dockwise Ltd. is to transport two platforms for the Shtokman project from South Korea to the Barents Sea. “The Shtokman contract is a milestone in Dockwise’s history, company CEO Andre Goedee says in a press release.
The first topside structure is scheduled to be loaded end April 2010 for installation between July and August 2010; the second at end October 2010 for installation around February 2011. The structures will be transported from Geoje Island, Korea, to the assembly locations in the Murmansk harbour area. Each topside is estimated to weigh around 22,000 tons, the press release from the company reads.
The operation is to be conducted by one of Dockwise Ltd’s four operating companies, the Dockwise Shipping B.V. The contract is worth 84 million USD.
Gazprom subsidiary Gazflot has commissioned the Vyborg Shipyard outside Sankt Petersburg to construct the two platforms designed for operations in the Arctic Shtokman field, 600km offshore Murmansk. A major part of the platforms are to be built in Korea.
Mr. Goedee says that “the Vyborg/Shtokman contract is a milestone in Dockwise’s history”. -We are excited by the prospect of the Russian Arctic market and are actively exploring ways to build upon today’s announcement to develop long term relationships with Russian clients, he adds.
Dockwise Ltd. has a workforce of more than 1200 people both offshore and onshore. The company is a leading marine contractor providing total transport services to the offshore, onshore and yachting industries as well as installation services of extremely heavy offshore platforms. The group is headquartered in Bermuda with amongst others operational offices in Breda, The Netherlands.
The Dockwise group of companies comprises four global operating companies that provide specialty services primarily in the heavy marine transport and the oil and gas services industries, among them the Dockwise Shipping B.V.
