Damen has sold its largest ever stock-built pontoon to Canadian partnership enterprise McKeil-Malaspina.
The vessel will be towed to Newfoundland on the east coast of Canada in the Northern summer. Upon arrival in Canada, the pontoon will be used to support offshore construction operations.
The Damen Stan Pontoon 12032 measures 120 metres x 32.2 metres and has a deadweight capacity of approximately 20,000 tonnes and a hold of 8.10 metres. The barge is equipped with a sophisticated ballast system, a generator set and mooring winches. With a deck load of 20t/m², the barge can be used for complex RoRo operations and for the transport of large offshore constructions.
Earlier this year, Damen shipped 16 newly built pontoons from Chinese subsidiary shipyards to Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam. Most of the stock-built pontoons are sold, leaving only two Stan Pontoons and a Damen Transshipment Barge (including Liebherr crane) for direct sale. By early 2014, a new shipment of Damen Pontoons is scheduled to arrive in the Port of Rotterdam to ensure short delivery times.
