In 2010 Bezemer was awarded the supply of a linear winch spread to pull-out 2x 2350 meter of oil pipeline to a single point mooring Buoy.

Our client, Geocean from Marseille (France), prepared a pull barge for which we supplied the holdback system on the barge, all wires, storage winches, overboarding rollers and the slings for socket passing. Onshore a string yard was prepared and sections of 150 meters were pulled out.

The holdback frame was specially designed to transfer the load directly from the winch to the anchor piles. It was a challenging project due to the location as well as the severe environmental conditions.