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Dockwise in for a long haul



By Upstream staff 

Dutch shipping company Dockwise Shipping is set to deliver the 6130-ton state-of-the-art accommodation rig Atlantic Esbjerg to the Netherlands.

Atlantic Marine Offshore Services of Dubai has awarded Dockwise a contract to transport the rig 10,890 nautical miles from Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, to Rotterdam.

The rig measures 62 metres long, is 51.21 metres wide and has a leg length of 86.40 metres.

Atlantic Marine Services has a three-year commitment with Danish player Maersk Oil & Gas for accommodation support in the Maersk fields off Esbjerg, Denmark.

The rig, formerly a production unit in the Persian Gulf, has been converted at the Lamprell and Dubai Drydocks yards in the UAE. The conversion ensures the rig complies with the latest North Sea standards.

The Atlantic Esbjerg is scheduled to arrive in Rotterdam on 27 May following a 34-day voyage.

The rig will be discharged in the sink-hole located in the eighth petroleum port in the Rotterdam Maasvlakte. Shortly afterwards, the rig will be completed and christened, then towed to its final destination off Esbjerg.


Friday, 27 May, 2005, 15:52 GMT  | last updated: Sunday, 29 May, 2005, 02:10 GMT

Work in progress: the Atlantic Esbjerg under construction
 

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