Maersk Supply Service - Anchor Handling, Towing and Supply Duties

Maersk Supply Service is one of the most experienced anchor handling companies in the world. The development of the offshore industry since Maersk Supply Service introduced their first vessel in 1967 has led to increased capacities and capabilities. Safety of the crew and operation, bollard pull, station keeping, winch capacities and crew experience are important in today's anchor handling market and Maersk Supply Service covers them all.

Maersk Supply Service operates a fleet of 60 modern, high specification offshore support vessels designed for operations worldwide. Top focus on safety and high specifications of the different vessel classes ensures that the right vessels for your job can always be offered for safe operations at a competitive rate.

DEEP WATER MOORING AND INSTALLATION

Maersk Supply Service has a well-established history in performing heavy mooring installations for FPSOs, floating production platforms and deep-water pre-set mooring systems for mobile drilling units. Extremely high winch capacities with single line pull up to 625t, and wide drums designed for fibre rope/wire makes the vessels suitable for all kind of mooring work. The vessels are all equipped with heavy-duty shark-jaws for safe stopping off of chains and wires.

OFFSHORE LIFT SUPPORT

Maersk Winner is fitted with a 200t heave compensated crane suited for subsea lifts to 2,000m water depth. With the crane positioned aft, full coverage of the deck area and the vessels moon-pool enables a wide range of in port/offshore lifting operations to be performed.

WELL STIMULATION, DIVING SUPPORT, ROV SUPPORT, SURVEY, FIREFIGHTING, CABLE LAYING AND OIL RECOVERY

With a large number of vessels, many fitted with dynamic positioning systems, Maersk Supply Service can offer a wide range of services related to the offshore industry, military, harbour administrations and governments. Fire fighting with monitors providing 10,000m³ per hour, diving support from class DPII vessels, cable lay from special designed cable vessels and recovery of oil from the sea surface are specialities performed with high expertise. The vessels have accommodation and catering facilities for extra personnel with capacity up to 86 persons onboard.

TANKER MOORING ASSISTANCE

Maersk Supply Service has extensive experience on a worldwide basis for performing tanker-mooring operations offshore. The main areas where these operations are carried out are Brazil and West Africa. Maersk vessels have carried out countless operations in these areas and elsewhere in the world.

QUALITY, ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY

Maersk Supply Service has a clearly defined policy to protect human life, health, property and environment. All our vessels have extensive manuals on prevention and handling of casualties, fire fighting and life saving appliances, all controlled through our QES System (Quality, Environment and Safety). Frequent inspections by marine superintendents control the presence, use and knowledge of these manuals. All vessels are certified according to the ISM code and the fleet is managed in accordance with a comprehensive QES system.

ANCHOR HANDLING SIMULATOR

To ensure all vessel management personnel are well trained in deepwater anchor handling at both the planning and operational stages, Maersk Supply Service has developed an anchor-handling simulator where vessel management personnel practice skills by running existing known operation as well as trying out ideas on extremes. The simulator can also be used in a dedicated mode to one special operation, including vessel officers, together with mooring supervisors from rig and advisors. This type of simulation is unique to the industry.