Dockwise was a Netherlands-based holding company in the marine transport industry. It was acquired by Boskalis in 2013 and was merged into the Boskalis brand name in 2018.
6-722: 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. The combined company operated from a new headquarters in Meer ( Hoogstraten ), Belgium. Wijsmuller brought a fleet of seven semisubmersible vessels ( Mighty Servant 1 , Mighty Servant 2 , Mighty Servant 3 , and Super Servant 3, 4, 5 , and 6) and four dock-type vessels ( Dock Express 10, 11, 12, and 20). In 2001, Offshore Heavy Transport ASA joined
12-571: Is in Papendrecht , the Netherlands . Heerema Marine Contractors Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) is a contractor headquartered in the Netherlands most notable for operation of three of the largest crane vessels in the offshore industry. Heerema Marine Contractors was formed in 1948 by Pieter Schelte Heerema as a small construction company providing oilfield platforms in Venezuela . In
18-482: The 1960s the company focused on the North Sea offshore developments. The company developed crane vessels to lift large offshore platforms and modules. The ship shaped crane vessel Challenger was equipped to lift 800 t. The need for large stable crane vessels to operate in the North Sea environment lead the company to develop the first large semi-submersible crane vessels. In 1978, HMC commissioned Mitsui to construct
24-503: The company, adding two heavy-transport vessels, MV Black Marlin and MV Blue Marlin . In November 2010, to serve the emerging market for ultralarge 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. Type O was renamed the Dockwise Vanguard . In 2013, Dockwise
30-503: The two sister semi-submersible crane vessels, DCV Balder and SSCV Hermod . These vessels could lift 5,400 tonnes with the twin cranes, and were later upgraded to 8,200 tonnes. In 1988 HMC formed a joint venture with McDermott called HeereMac. The SSCV Thialf was added to the HeereMac fleet, and upon the split of the companies in December 1997, Heerema took ownership of
36-523: Was acquired by Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, which provides services in dredging, inland infrastructure, offshore energy, towage, and salvage. Dockwise is an oil and gas service company, providing logistical management of large and heavy structures. Key services are heavy marine transport, offshore transport, and installation and onshore industrial projects. The company transports various heavy marine structures, such as large production and drilling platforms weighing up to 85,000 tons. The company headquarters
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