VANCOUVER — British Columbia-based Bridgemans Services Group has marked its 10th anniversary in the marine construction and accommodation sector by taking delivery of the 35,000-gross-tonne MV Isabelle to begin a retrofit for its next “floatel.”
When the retrofit in Estonia is finished in late 2023, the ship will offer workforce accommodations with 650 renovated single cabins with private ensuites, dining room, lounges, meeting rooms, WiFi, offices, a first aid clinic, 8,000-square-foot fitness facility, billiards and games room and accommodations for crew members.
The first floatel project was launched on Canada’s West Coast a decade ago. The firm said in a recent release floatels alleviate concerns about the impact of workers on local housing and rental markets; they remove the potential for environmental degradation associated with work camps on land; and they are removed after construction ends, with no site cleanup required.
Bridgemans’s stock also includes a 1,000-passenger floatel in service in the Philippines along with floatels that have supported projects in Australia, Mozambique, Canada, northern Europe and the Caribbean.
Bridgemans has also announced that the firm and its joint venture partner, the Haisla Nation, have signed a new contract to kick off the next stage in the construction of LNG Canada’s tug berth in Kitimat, B.C.
The recently awarded contract calls for the construction of a 60-metre-long breakwater and four 45-metre-long tug berth floats by Pacific Marine Construction, a marine contractor located on the territory of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation in Campbell River, B.C.
In addition, the firm has opened a new 10-person Kitimat office at its roll on/roll off facility in the Kitimat/Skeena, B.C. region.
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