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Salvage of drilling rig legs
(08/19/2010)
Mammoet Salvage is engaged in an operation to recover the legs of a drilling rig in the South China Sea and take them ashore. The oil rig was damaged in last year’s North East Monsoon and the module was salvaged instantly. The legs are being retracted from the seabed and the operation is in full progress now. For the retraction and recovery operation Mammoet Salvage has teamed up with JRI Resources from Malaysia and will deploy a spread mainly consisting of a dive- and accommodation barge, their own 330 ft lifting barge equipped with our certified deck tackle and chain pulling system, capable of developing 2400 Te retraction force and a 500 Te floating sheerlegs for loading the recovered legs onto the transport barge.
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Mammoet Salvage Client event, June 17th
(06/18/2010)
Mammoet Salvage often works for International insurance firms, based in London. Therefore the London market is of great importance. Due to the fact that Mammoet Salvage is relatively new in the market, for many it was a great surprise to learn about the capabilities, professionalism and back up of the entire Mammoet Organization beneficial to the development and capacity of Salvage. To show the impressive capabilities of the entire Mammoet organization, the equipment, workshops and engineering capacities it was decided to organize a relation event for our UK clients and prospects.
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Mammoet Salvage successfully refloats grounded Bulker in the River Plate
(03/17/2010)
After the successful deep water cargo recovery operation in 2009, Mammoet Salvage continued its southern operations with the refloating of a 75476 DWT Bulk carrier. Loaded to the maximum draft restriction for the Parana River, the vessel was loaded with 52,000 GMT of Iron Ore, before she suffered engine problems and run aground in the River Plate at Punta Indio in January 2010.
Mammoet Salvage immediately dispatched a salvage team and obtained all permits within 24 hours.
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Star Energy salvage operation
(09/28/2009)
A jack-up rig in the Southern North Sea, was making preparations to abandon the Esmond 43/13a-5 well. During this operation the 30”casing pipe was cut to retrieve it. While pulling the 30”casing something went wrong and the casing and Texas Deck (auxiliary deck suspended below the rig floor) were lost and sank to the bottom of the sea.
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Salvage of TSC Supreme
(09/07/2009)
Last July Mammoet Salvage was awarded the salvage contract regarding the sunken 730 mT supply vessel "TSC Supreme". This vessel sunk after she collided with a gas production platform.
Location, Bul Hanine Field, Persian Gulf.
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Mammoet Salvage deals with burning tanker
(08/19/2009)
PRESS RELEASE
19 August 2009
Mammoet Salvage, based in Schiedam, the Netherlands, has started the salvage operation of the Formosaproduct Brick. This product tanker, with a length of 228.5 meters, is on fire in the Straits of Malacca, 20 miles from Port Dickson, Malaysia. The tanker, carrying 58,000 tons of highly flammable naphtha, collided with the Ostende Max bulk carrier on 18 August. The collision led to a fire on the Formosaproduct Brick and 9 of its crew of 25 are still missing. After extinguishing the fire and stabilizing the ship, Mammoet Salvage will tow the tanker to a safe port.
Click here for this press release in PDF
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Successful recovery of gold and silver concentrate by Mammoet Salvage
(08/05/2009)
PRESS RELEASE
Mammoet Salvage recently managed to recover 9.5 tons of gold and silver mineral concentrate from the Polar Mist. The ship and its valuable cargo sank on 16 January 2009, 40 miles from the coast of southern Argentina, in a water depth of 80 meters.
Click here for the press release in PDF
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Mammoet acquires Hercules Crane Hire & Hercules Heavy Lift
(07/23/2009)
PRESS RELEASE
Mammoet Australia is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hercules Crane Hire & Hercules Heavy Lift.
Hercules Crane Hire, based in Port Hedland (depot and main office), Leonora & Newman, is a strategic addition to Mammoet Australia’s business. The acquisition will extend Mammoet’s presence within WA and increase the company’s client base. Mammoet will build upon Hercules Crane Hire’s customer relationships by maintaining and increasing the level of service already provided; along with a strong focus on safety and zero tolerance to harm.
Click here for the press release in PDF
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Mammoet’s innovative deep water salvage operation in Canada
(06/03/2009)
PRESS RELEASE
Mammoet Salvage recently recovered a fuel truck loaded with diesel and a cabinet containing lube oil from Robson Bight near Vancouver Island in Canada. The challenging project, in a water depth of 360 meters, was completed on time and well within budget.
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From the Salvage front:
(02/20/2009)
What: Dry dock № 7;
Why: Sank, needs to be removed;
Where: 45°18'53.57"N; 14°28'50.07"E; Rijeka, Croatia;
Specs: length 153.6 m, beam: 35.2m, height: 14.2 m, approx. weight: 6500 tons
Dry dock № 7 sank at the Viktor Lenac Shipyard after a unsuccessful attempted to refloat it. The dock has to be removed.
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Norwegian government recommends salvage of the U-864
(01/30/2009)
PRESS RELEASE At a press conference the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Helga Pedersen, announced that the Norwegian government will propose to parliament that the U-864, a German submarine which sank in World War II, should be salvaged rather than left on the seabed and encased to ensure the safety of people and environment. If the Norwegian parliament approves this proposal then Mammoet will use an innovative salvage method to recover the submarine which contains toxic mercury and explosives. Click here for the press release in PDF
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Contract salvage U-864 signed by NCA and Mammoet
(12/01/2008)
PRESS RELEASE
November 28, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) and Mammoet Salvage B.V. signed the contract concerning the possible salvage of the German U-864 submarine. The World War II German submarine, which is loaded with toxic mercury and explosives, lies off the Norwegian west coast, near Bergen.
Click this link to download the press release in PDF
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Mammoet awarded to salvage U-864
(11/10/2008)
PRESS RELEASE The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) has decided to award the contract for the possible salvage of the U-864 submarine and its cargo of mercury to Mammoet Salvage B.V. Two options have been proposed to deal with the environmental hazard formed by the mercury in the U 864 submarine: (a) to encase the wreck and cover the seabed to prevent the spread of the pollution, and (b) to recover the wreck (salvage) and remove all the pollutants from the marine environment. Mammoet Salvage has proposed a safe and innovative salvage solution. Click this link for the whole press release in PDF.
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Removal of sunken bulk carrier by Mammoet Salvage, in Malacca Straits, in progress
(11/07/2008)
There has been significant progress after the previous intranet update (half August) on the mv California wreck removal project in the Malacca Straits. The salvage operation is in full swing with below a summary of the work carried out to date.
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Mammoet Salvage awarded to recover wreckage from Robson Bight
(09/08/2008)
VICTORIA– World-renowned experts Mammoet Salvage B.V. and its North American partner agency, Global Diving and Salvage of Seattle, have been awarded the contract to recover key pieces of wreckage from Robson Bight(Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve, following the August 2007 incident in which a barge lost 11 pieces of heavy equipment into the waters of the protected area.
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Presentation Fokko Ringersma is being telecast on the 28th and 29th of July 2008
(07/28/2008)
During the 20th International Tug and Salvage Convention and Exhibition held from the 19th – 23rd May 2008-Singapore Fokko Ringersma, Managing Director Mammoet Salvage gave a presentation regarding the problem; What Cargo is on Board and how do we handle the Information Required to Deal with it?
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Worldwide salvage 24/7
(07/15/2008)
Mammoet Salvage was born in the spring of 2006. Now the company is a full-fledged market player. It’s manned by salvage experts with proven records across the world. Mammoet Salvage is in a unique position to develop and implement smart solutions by using innovative solutions and taking the responsibility for major salvage projects (view also our references).
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Mammoet Salvage and the environmental deadline
(06/19/2008)
Get it done before a million birds get here. That was the timeframe Mammoet Salvage had to deal with in removing pollutants from a trawler that was smashed onto a unique World Heritage Site on the most remote of the British Isles. The Dutch marine salvage experts did the job just before their environmental deadline passed.
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Mammoet Salvage awarded one of the bigger wreck removal operations in the salvage industry
(05/15/2008)
Mammoet Salvage has been awarded the contract to remove the bulk carrier ‘California’ from the Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Indonesia. Following a collision in March 2006 the carrier sank and is lying in one of the busiest shipping routes between Europe and Asia.
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New websites launched!
(03/03/2008)
We are proud to present our new websites: www.mammoet.com, www.mammoetsalvage.com, www.bts.nl. The new sites contain more content and an improved layout & navigation. The new structure will extend the functionality and content of the sites in a more ordered way. Discover the world of Mammoet by visiting also the region related pages. Here you'll find new features, expanded information of projects, our services & activities, equipment, short flashes of project movies and much more. One of the largest changes is the google map under the contact button. This new feature will show the addresses and phone numbers of all our offices around the world. Enjoy discovering our new websites!
Roderik van Seumeren President & CEO
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Innovative salvage of stranded vessel
(11/27/2007)
Mammoet Salvage won the tender put out by the insurance companies for the quick, safe, and especially environmentally-friendly salvaging of the wreck weighing 17,000 tonnes.
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A new dimension to salvage
(10/18/2007)
Mammoet Salvage carried out a successful and unique salvage operation in the Gulf of Finland, halfway between Finland and Estonia.
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Having the ideal mix; smart solutions, united experience
(10/01/2007)
Mammoet Salvage was born in the spring of 2006. One and a half years later the young salvage company has already carried out a number of orders and is now a full-fledged market player that surprises both friends and foes with solutions that have never been seen before.
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