Jack-Up Barge increases offshore accommodation offering

Jack-Up Barge has recently placed a significant order with Asian Offshore Services (AOS) for additional Zone 2 blast-rated Temporary Living Quarters (TLQs).

The company, a leading supplier of Self Elevating Platforms for the offshore sectors has been expanding fast. As part of this expansion, the company continues to grow their accommodation services offering.

The Jack-Up Barge fleet has the capacity to serve both the renewable and non-renewable offshore industries. In recent times the company has responded to market conditions, showing versatility, by expanding its accommodation capabilities to provide oil and gas projects with large accommodation requirements on jack-ups.

Ronald Schukking, Technical and New Building Director, commented: “Our fleet is used for a variety of purposes by contractors and operators from all corners off the offshore sector. We notice an increasing demand for offshore accommodation and have responded accordingly with a significant increase in high quality TLQs. We’re looking forward to offering our clients this extra availability in the near future.”

The order to AOS is for 70 cabins of 4-8 berths and 30 general purpose support cabins, providing Jack-Up Barge with a potential of 560 beds. The TLQs will all be ABS certified and fulfill Zone 2 Hazardous Area Requirements.

The modules are linkable and stackable, which means they can be configured in a variety of different ways. This flexibility is a benefit, enabling the company to position the modules suitably for projects where there is a requirement for installation activity and also, when accommodation alone is sufficient.

Adapted from press release by Katie Woodward

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