Rotterdam Offshore Group Established

Serdijn Ship Repair and Zwagerman Offshore Services have established a joint company under the name Rotterdam Offshore Group (ROG).

The ideas and activities of Serdijn and Zwagerman are complementary, so a complete portfolio can be offered to clients. Existing markets and new market segments will be addressed in seven business modules:

1. Mobilization and demobilization, maintenance: For offshore vessels such as PSV,OSV, Seismic-, Dredging-, Jack-Up Wind Turbine Installation Vessels, (crane) barges and platforms.
2. Conversions and yard repairs: For merchant and offshore vessels at the Group’s jetties with support of its workshop.
3. Port and voyage repairs or maintenance: With trucks, floating and mobile equipment, all kind of projects can be executed in the Rotterdam- and adjacent Ports or during the voyage.
4. Heavy-lift and floating cranes: Max 1400T.
5. Supplier, sales/rental, and storage of equipment: Used in offshore exploration such as cranes, winches.
6. Construction work: For any kind of vessel, barge, platform in the offshore and marine industry.
7. High end On Site Mechanical Services: Alignments, vibration and 3D measurements, 3D scanning and on site machining.

ROG is located at Pier 4 in the Waalhaven area where a new cluster of maritime companies, Port Valley, is being established . The facilities of ROG include jetties with alongside lay-by facilities for vessels up to 190 meter and 9.5 meter of depth. There is sufficient crane capacity, including a large range of floating cranes up to 1,400 tons upon demand.

The yard area is over 14,000 m2 with a fully equipped workshop.

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Press release, February 5, 2014; Image: Rotterdam Offshore Group