Damen has delivered 37 pontoons over the past two years, with production taking place at Damen Yards worldwide. The largest custom built pontoon by Damen to date is a 140 x 40 metre version capable of transporting modules up to 17,000 tonnes in weight for a LNG greenfield project in Australia. However, alongside custom projects Damen’s real strong point is the building of standardised barges capable of undertaking successful projects like the Stan Pontoon for Kristiansund.
Kjetil Kvande Hansen at Kristiansund Taubåtservice AS told Maritime Journal; “We had been in the market for a heavy duty pontoon for a while, but when the timeframe suddenly narrowed, only Damen could deliver a pontoon on time and with the correct specifications.”
By Jake Frith
