Dockwise


Dockwise Group is a Netherlands-based holding company in the marine transport industry.

History

Dockwise was formed in September 1993 by the merger of two complementary companies, Wijsmuller Transport and Dock Express Shipping, becoming the world's largest seagoing heavy transport shipping company. The combined company operated from a new headquarters in Meer, Belgium. Wijsmuller brought a fleet of seven semi-submersible vessels and four dock-type vessels.
In 2001 Offshore Heavy Transport ASA joined the company, adding two heavy transport vessels, and.
In November 2010, to service the emerging market for ultra-large transports, such as its Dockwise’s Type 0 heavy lift vessel, it appointed Hyundai Heavy Industries of Korea as its shipbuilding yard. HHI was scheduled to deliver the vessel during the last quarter of 2012. Type 0 was renamed the Dockwise Vanguard.
In 2013, Dockwise was acquired by Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., which provides services in dredging, inland infrastructure, offshore energy, towage and salvage.

Dockwise Shipping B.V.

Dockwise is an oil and gas service company providing logistical management of large and heavy structures. Key services are heavy marine transport, offshore transport and installation and onshore industrial projects. The company transports various heavy marine structures, such as large production and drilling platforms weighing up to 85,000 tons.The company headquarters is located in Papendrecht, Netherlands.

Dockwise fleet