Dockwise
Subsidiary | |
Industry | Transport |
Founded | 1993 |
Headquarters | Breda, The Netherlands |
Area served | Global |
Key people |
CEO: Peter Berdowski |
Services | Heavy Marine Transport |
Revenue | $399 Million |
Subsidiaries |
Dockwise B.V. Offshore Kinematics, Inc. |
Website | https://boskalis.com/about-us/dockwise.html |
Dockwise Group is a Netherlands based holding company in the marine transport industry.
History
Dockwise was formed in September 1993 by the merger of two complementary companies, Wijsmuller Transport (a division of Heerema) and Dock Express Shipping (a division of Royal Vopak), becoming the world's largest seagoing heavy transport shipping company.[1] The combined company operated from a new headquarters in Meer (Hoogstraten), Belgium. Wijsmuller brought a fleet of seven semi-submersible vessels (Mighty Servant 1, Mighty Servant 2 & Mighty Servant 3 and Super Servant 3, 4, 5, & 6) and four dock-type vessels (Dock Express 10, 11, 12, & 20).[1]
In 2001 Offshore Heavy Transport ASA (OHT) joined the company, adding two heavy transport vessels, MV Black Marlin and MV Blue Marlin.[1]
In November 2010, to service the emerging market for ultra-large transports, such as its Dockwise’s Type 0 heavy lift vessel, it appointed Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea as its shipbuilding yard. HHI was scheduled to deliver the vessel during the last quarter of 2012.[2][3] Type 0 was renamed the Dockwise Vanguard.
In 2013, Dockwise was acquired by Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., Boskalis provides services in Dredging, Inland Infrastructure, Offshore Energy, Towage and Salvage.
Dockwise Shipping B.V.
Dockwise is an oil & gas service company providing logistical management of large and heavy structures. Key services are Heavy Marine Transport, Offshore Transport & Installation and Onshore Industrial Projects.[4] The company transports various heavy marine structures, such as large production and drilling platforms weighing up to 85,000 tons.[1] The company headquarters is located in Papendrecht, Netherlands.
Dockwise Fleet
- Dockwise White Marlin
- Dockwise Vanguard
- Blue Marlin
- Black Marlin
- Mighty Servant 1
- Mighty Servant 2
- Mighty Servant 3
- Transshelf
- Transporter
- Target
- Treasure
- Talisman
- Trustee
- Triumph
- Swan
- Swift
- Teal
- Tern
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 "About History Dockwise". Dockwise. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ↑ http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=103924
- ↑ http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/the-netherlands-dockwise-ltd-planning-to-build-a-new-type-o-semi-submersible-vessel/
- ↑ "Exceptional Transport Management". Dockwise. Retrieved 7 November 2009.