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.
Damen piggy-backs three more vessels onto Canada delivery tow
Written by
Nick Blenkey
Both bought by same company, Shoalbuster Amy Lynn D towed Stan Pontoon to new home in Ontario, after first dropping off two tugs in Halifax and one in Montreal
Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group recently found a cost effective way to get five vessels delivered to three customers in Canada. The story began earlier this year when Odessa, Ontario based Doornekamp signed a contract for the delivery of a Shoalbuster 3209 utility support vessel that had been part of Damen Marine Services’ charter fleet. Shortly after this, Doornekamp Construction placed on order with Damen for a Stan Pontoon (barge) 7524 and It was decided to deliver the vessels using theShoalbuster, now renamed
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.
(Photo: Damen)
Five Damen vessels have made their way across the Atlantic Ocean on a unique voyage to Canada. Early this year, Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Ontario-based Doornekamp Construction for the delivery of a Shoalbuster 3209. The vessel was formerly part of Damen Marine Services’ charter fleet. What seemed an ordinary ship sale contract was, in fact, just the beginning.
Shortly after this initial contract, Doornekamp Construction placed on order with Damen for a Stan Pontoon (barge) 7524. It was decided to deliver the vessels with the Shoalbuster, now renamed Amy Lynn D, on her own keel and towing the barge.