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www.marinelink.com 53www.marinelink.com 53gas production platform (SWP).The Malampaya project will be executed by Boskalis for Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. and comprises the installation of an offshore depletion compression platform at the Malam-paya gas Þ eld, in the Republic of the Philippines. The new multipurpose construction DP2 ves-sel Ndeavor plays a pivotal role in this project. During phase 3 the Barge Master system will be placed on the Ndeavor. The permanent bridge, to be installed between the two platforms, will be loaded onto the Barge Master platform and sailed out to the project lo-cation. Once on site, the bridge will be held still by the Barge Master so it can be lifted off safely by two temporarily installed lifting arrangements.Barge Master T40 Purchased for Use in the North SeaBarge Master announced its second contract in September. The company was awarded a con- tract from Niestern Sander for employment of its T40 crane to service and maintain gas production platforms in the North Sea from the company?s new walk-to-work vessel. The vessel, which in- cludes the Barge Master system, is to be built for Wagenborg and is scheduled to be ready in the Þ rst half of 2015. Oil and gas platforms have become smaller and more ß exible during the last forty years, and they no longer have a resident crew or helicopter pads which means frequent journeys to and from the platform by ship in order to perform maintenance work. With the new walk-to-work vessel, these opera- tions can be executed in a safer, more ef Þ cient and effective manner. The Vessel is unique be- cause multiple functions are combined for the Þ rst time. The vessel can accommodate 20 crew- members and 40 service technicians, chemicals can be stored and transferred safely, and thanks to the T40 Barge Master system materials can be transferred during wave heights of up to three meters. Through the utilization of new technol- ogy, NAM is able to safely continue harvesting gas on the North Sea with an extended weather window and less down time.www.barge-master.com Matjin Koppert Barge Master cofounder and codirector MR #10 (50-57).indd 53MR #10 (50-57).indd 5310/3/2013 4:20:03 PM10/3/2013 4:20:03 PM