Case Study

SUPPORTING THE RIVER TYNE CLUSTER: VESSEL BERTHAGE FOR SMD AT SWANS ENERGY PARK

Swans Energy Park

Project:
Swans Energy Park Loadout

Agent/Clients/Third Parties:
SMD, Global Offshore Logistics Ltd, Lubbers Logistics Group, NXGEN Lifting Ltd

Workscope:
Our vessel support team safely berthed vessel Bonita at Swans Energy Park. Using our 300-tonne mobile crane, three ancillaries were lifted from the vessel and loaded onto a Lubbers truck for transport to SMD's facility. Following the safe departure of Bonita, our vessel support team berthed vessel Western Rock at Swans Energy Park the next day. SMD's heavy-duty power cable plough was lifted from the vessel onto an NXGEN SPMT and transported to SMD's yard. Western Rock subsequently departed safely with support from our vessel support team.

Vessel:
Bonita – 90m in length & Western Rock – 101m in length

Date:
June 2026

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Services provided:

Pre-arrival Planning

Pre-arrival Set-up

Fendering Solutions

Lift Design Engineering

Plant Hire

Heavy Lifting Services

Project Management

Quayside Assistance

Logistics Solutions

Skilled Labour

Vessel Support

Cargo Handling

Heavy Transport Coordination

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Shepherd Offshore Comments:

“Through careful planning, strong collaboration and a commitment to safe operations, our teams worked seamlessly with SMD and Global Offshore Logistics to ensure this project was completed efficiently and to the highest standards.

It was a pleasure to support SMD, a valued client, and demonstrate the breadth of capabilities available at Swans Energy Park. Combining our vessel support services, heavy lifting expertise, logistics coordination and heavy load-out pad infrastructure, ensured we were able to provide a fully integrated solution from vessel arrival through to final delivery.

I would like to thank everyone involved in the successful and safe delivery of this project and for their commitment and professionalism throughout.”

Operations Manager, Shepherd Offshore

Testimonial:

Supervisor’s management, assistance and communication: 5/5
Quayside operational personnel punctuality: 5/5
Quality of service received from the operations personnel: 5/5
Quayside set up & Housekeeping: 5/5
How would you rate our HSE performance? 5/5
Was the job done accurately against the scope? 5/5
Staff’s professionalism and aptitude: 5/5
Staff’s ability to communicate and provide quality support: 5/5
How will you rate our overall quality during the full work scope? 5/5
Would you be confident to recommend SOS to others? 5/5

“The additional assistance from the Shepherd Offshore team was professional and greatly appreciated to help us achieve a successful loadout"

Director, Global Offshore Logistics

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