Ocean Koper Slovenia to take delivery of Damen Stan Pontoon 9127
Ocean Koper d.o.o, a member of the Ocean Team headquartered in Trieste, Italy, will strengthen its fleet with the addition of a Damen Stan Pontoon 9127. The contract, signed on 24 June, is for the largest pontoon in the region, and certainly in the Adriatic Sea.
This will be the second barge purchased by Ocean Koper from Damen. The towage company that provides offshore support services was established in 2005 and acquired the P9 barge, a Damen Stan Pontoon 7524, in 2010. Ocean Koper’s current fleet consists of two Anchor Handling Tugs, two tugs that are regularly involved in short-sea-towage-operations and two cargo barges.
There were a number of reasons why Ocean Koper decided to return to Damen, with a specific benefit being on stock availability. Damen Sales Manager Andrea Trevisan says: “We have a number of competitively priced, high-quality pontoons on stock that can be delivered from the port of Rotterdam within a very short time – which is the case with this particular order from Ocean Koper. The on-stock availability was definitely an advantage for both parties.”
The contract was officially signed on 24 June with the pontoon to be delivered within a 3-week time period of signing. With a length of 91.5 metres and a beam of 27.4 metres, the pontoon will be equipped with a few customised options prior to final delivery. “There will be a few smart options added to the pontoon and some features, such as the ballast system, tailored to Ocean Koper’s operations,” according to Mr Trevisan.”
Damen Shipyards Group
Damen Shipyards Group operates 32 shipbuilding and repair yards, employing 9,000 people worldwide. Damen has delivered more than 5,000 vessels in more than 100 countries and delivers some 160 vessels annually to customers worldwide. Based on its unique, standardised ship-design concept Damen is able to guarantee consistent quality.
Damen’s focus on standardisation, modular construction and keeping vessels in stock leads to short delivery times, low ‘total cost of ownership’, high resale values and reliable performance. Furthermore, Damen vessels are based on thorough R&D and proven technology.
Damen offers a wide range of products, including tugs, workboats, naval and patrol vessels, high speed craft, cargo vessels, dredgers, vessels for the offshore industry, ferries, pontoons and superyachts.
For nearly all vessel types Damen offers a broad range of services, including maintenance, spare parts delivery, training and the transfer of (shipbuilding) know-how. Damen also offers a variety of marine components, such as nozzles, rudders, anchors, anchor chains and steel works.
In addition to ship design and shipbuilding, Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has a worldwide network of 15 repair and conversion yards with dry docks ranging up to 420 x 80 metres. Conversion projects range from adapting vessels to today’s requirements and regulations to the complete conversion of large offshore structures. DSC completes around 1,500 repair and maintenance jobs annually.
