Daman and GustoMSC to develop jack-up range

Damen Shipyards Group and GustoMSC are collaborating to produce a range of self-propelled and non-self-propelled jack-up platforms for the offshore industries – the DG Jack range.

The joint Damen and GustoMSC team hopes to provide a solution covering the complete lifecycle of the units, including the design, the construction and delivery as well as the services during operational life.

"These jack-ups form an expansion of the Damen portfolio targeting the offshore markets in oil and gas, renewables like offshore wind, and civil construction," said GustoMSC Managing Director Nils van Nood.

Daman said in a statement that trends in the offshore wind industry would help develop demand for the DG Jack range. Wind turbine capacity has grown 41.1 per cent from 2010 to 2015 according to Daman.

Operational experience to date has shown that jack-up vessel intervention has been required at operational windfarms to correct failures in relation to main components, both for isolated defects and to introduce design improvements, the company observed.