Franch-headquartered offshore marine services player Bourbon has been awarded a new fully integrated logistics contract by an oil and gas major operator to support its exploration campaign and the drilling of its first well in the waters of southern Namibia.
This campaign in Namibia is estimated to last about 6 months, as the company announces.
The contract’s scope covers the complete supply chain of the project, such as the international freight forwarding of the shipments and customs clearance of the equipment required for the drilling campaign, from Houston, Singapore and Antwerp, all the way to Walvis Bay in Namibia.
It also covers the management of the logistic base and associated services (handling and lifting, equipment management, storage and warehousing, waste management, tank cleaning, etc.), as well as the provision of three platform supply vessels – the Bourbon Diamond, Bourbon Ruby, and Bourbon Topaz – to the project.
The operations will be supported by its data management system, Bourbon Logistics Suite software, which enables all logistics operations to be planned, executed and controlled from end to end.
The 7-hectare logistics base is located in Walvis Bay and will employ almost 50 shore-based staff, 96% of whom are Namibians.
