HvSDS wins contract with Van Oord Offshore Marine contractors

The “Zwerver I” left Saudi Arabia immediately after finishing of the project for Fujairah in the United Arabic Emirates.

The scope of work for the “Zwerver I” will be assisting the pipe pull barge “Manta”, stonedumping vessel “Jan Steen” and workbarge “Swiber” with pulling and installing of 3 SPM buoys offshore Fujairah.

The “Zwerver I” has started a contract on behalf of Boskalis Westminster Middle East in Saudi Arabia, for a period of 5 to 6 months.

The project is positioned in the “Safaniyah oilfield”, which belongs to ARAMCO.

The project mainly consists of trench dredging which will be carried out by 2 backhoe dredgers and 1 cutter suction dredger. The area is very shallow with waterdepths of 2 to 4 m. Our “Zwerver I” assists in towing of barges , anchorhandling and transfer of materials/fuel/fresh water.

After the dredging part of this project, we have to assist the Saipem pipelay barge “Castoro II” with running anchors and material/pipe-barge assistance during the first 2 pipelays of total 18 km.

After a planned dry-docking in Colombo (Sri Lanka), the “Zwerver I” sailed to Pipavav to start working for the dredging company “Boskalis-Zinkcon Marine”. The “Zwerver I” will assist here the “CSD Cyrus”.

The “Zwerver I” has finished her contract with “Allseas Marine Contractors” in India. The duration of this contract was 19 months. The “Zwerver I” was assisting/supporting all the pipe-lay vessels of “Allseas” on this project. Main priority was anchor-handling and towage/assistance of pipe-supply barges offshore in the “Dhirubhai Gas field”. The “Zwerver I” demobilized from Kakinada to Colombo (Sri Lanka).

The “Zwerver I” is still under charter of “Allseas Marine Engineering” in India. Her daily operations are assisting of pipe carriers/barges, anchorhandling and supplying of materials to all the pipe-laying vessels in the field. She will be in India until at least the end of August 2008.