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Hannah Baker

Osprey Group lands £3m deal to build offshore barges to carry cargo to locations including Hinkley Point C

A logistics company in North Somerset has signed a £3million contract to build two offshore barges.

Osprey Group’s two new vessels - Osprey Bouwer and Osprey Fabrique - will carry over-sized, heavy cargoes for the offshore wind, nuclear, oil and gas, civil construction industries, and the Royal Navy.

They will also carry cargo to the Somerset-based nuclear power plant Hinkley Point C.

Each barge will be 50-metres long, with a width at its widest point of 18.8 metres and a depth of three metres, according to the company.

The ABS 'unrestricted sailing area' classified barges will also have a 20T/m2 strong deck and will be equipped with two 23-metre spud poles.

Artist's impression of the new Osprey barge (Osprey Group)

Osprey Bouwer and Osprey Fabrique are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2021, according to the group, and deployed to support specialist logistics operations in France, Morocco and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Neil Schofield, Osprey’s chief operations officer said: “The addition of Osprey Bouwer and Osprey Fabrique to our fleet is very welcome.

“At a time when we’re all focusing on safety in the present, these additions represent an investment in the future – demonstrating our long-term commitment for supporting and being a trusted partner to our clients.”

The deal was brokered through Rotterdam-based trading, advice and brokerage company TABmarine.

Osprey’s current fleet includes ocean-going barges for deep-sea programmes as well as smaller vessels that use inland waterways and lock systems in the UK and Europe.

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