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Visit Barge Master at the OTC Houston

28.04.2015 Visit Barge Master next week at the OTC exhibition in Houston, booth #2327. We have great updates to share with you: our BM-T700 motion compensation platform is used for installing the permanent connection bridge for the Shell Malampaya production platform in the Philippines, and the BM-T40 motion... Read more

See the Barge Master T40 in action

17.03.2015 Following the successful delivery of the Barge Master T40 motion compensated knuckle boom crane, here's a video we would like to share.This video shows much of the value the BM-T40 has to offer. You see the crane on the Kroonborg in both harbour and sea trials. From the operator's cabin it's easy... Read more

Barge Master T40 successfully delivered to Wagenborg/NAM

27.02.2015 After the sea trials in recent weeks, we are now proud to announce that our Barge Master T40 motion compensated knuckle boom crane has been successfully delivered. The BM-T40 is installed on the Wagenborg Kroonborg W2W vessel in the Niestern Sander shipyard in Delfzijl and is designed to compensate... Read more

Visit Barge Master at EWEA in Copenhagen and AOG in Perth

25.02.2015 Barge Master will be present at two conferences in March. Visit us at the European EWEA, the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition, on 10-12 March in Copenhagen.You'll find us at stand C2-A6.Around the same time, on 11-13 March, we'll attend the annual Australasian oil... Read more

Barge Master T40 sea trials underway

29.01.2015 The Barge Master T40 sea trials commenced last week, succesfully demonstrating the capabilities of the system. The presence of high waves and rough weather ensured the perfect testing environment for the T40. This week the trials will continue and more updates will follow. Read more

Barge Master BM-T700 arrives in Singapore

22.12.2014 After a long journey the BM-T700 arrived in Singapore today. The system was unloaded from the barge and will be waiting in Singapore until the new year when the Boskalis Ndeavor will arrive. The T700 will be mobilized on the Ndeavor and continue to the Phillipines where a bridge will be installed... Read more

Fabrication of the second BM-T700 motion compensated platform

13.08.2015 Barge Master is currently building their second BM-T700 motion compensation platform. As of August 2015, the metalwork of the three skids is completed at Breman Machinery, and the Bosch Rexroth cylinders are awaiting their chance to show their strength. The system will be ready for deployment in Q1... Read more

The emergence and development of our motion compensated crane

31.08.2015 The fourth issue of the Upstream Technology magazine, titled Choppy Waters, published two great articles about the BM-T40 motion compensated knuckle boom crane. North Sea solution and Lowering the swing load are both about how the Kroonborg is meeting Shell’s needs for the maintenance of its smaller... Read more

May we introduce WALK TO WORK+?

04.03.2016 ‘+’ because cargo transfers to a platform or to a wind turbine are equally important as crew transfers for offshore installation - and maintenance work. Therefore WALK TO WORK+ stands for the combined, safe and efficient offshore crew + cargo transfers. With our motion compensated gangway + cargo... Read more

VIDEO: Demo Day Barge Master T700 Motion Compensation Platform

29.02.2016 Recently, we demonstrated the newly built Barge Master T700 motion compensation platform. It was a great success. To get the experience yourself watch the short video of the demonstration.Read more about the BM-T700 here Read more