Updates
Bridgemans retires Diamond XI, reveals new vessel and floatel contract
Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 26, 2024 – Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans), the world’s premier provider of floatels and related marine services, announced today that the Company has retired and sold Diamond XI in favor of acquiring a larger vessel to serve a...
Bridgemans provides RoRo facility to Marine Debris Removal Initiative
Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 16, 2024 - Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans), the world’s premier provider of floatels and related marine services, has provided the use of their Kitimat RoRo, Laydown and Storage Facility and equipment to support the Marine Debris...
Bridgemans Floatel MV Isabelle X welcomes workers at Woodfibre LNG site
Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 24, 2024 - Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans) the world’s premier provider of floatels and related marine services, has moored MV Isabelle X at the Woodfibre LNG site in British Columbia, Canada, and is continuing to welcome workers on...
Bridgemans’ cargo ferry MV Cabo Star renews contract
Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 26, 2024 - Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans) is pleased to announce that the Company and Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT) have renewed their agreement for cargo ferry MV Cabo Star to continue to connect...
Canadian-based Bridgemans showcases Woodfibre LNG Floatel
Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 9, 2024 –Today, Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans) officially unveiled MV Isabelle X, modern floatel that has been retrofitted to comfortably and sustainably house more than 600 workers involved in the construction of the Woodfibre LNG...
Bridgemans moves ahead with new Personnel Transfer and Search and Rescue Vessels
Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 10, 2024 – Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans) has signed a contract with Port Angeles, Washington-based BRIX Marine to build a 52-passenger personnel transfer vessel to provide safe, reliable transportation for the valued workforces of...
Bridgemans Floatel Diamond XI available for deployment
Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 27, 2024 – Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans), the world’s premier provider of floatel and related marine services, has acquired MV Diamond XI, a 150-cabin passenger ship that is being converted to Bridgemans sixth floatel for...
Bridgemans Floatel arrives in Vancouver, BC for final refit
Vancouver, BC, Canada, January 3, 2024 – Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans) is excited to announce MV Isabelle has arrived in Burrard Inlet after a 40-day, 22,563-kilometre journey from Estonia and through the Panama Canal. MV Isabelle is a 652-cabin luxury...
Woodfibre LNG selects Bridgemans to provide workforce floatel
Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 28, 2023 – Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans) has been selected to provide on-site workforce accommodation for Woodfibre LNG’s liquified natural gas (LNG) export project near Squamish, BC,...
Bridgemans acquires and refits 650-resident floatel
Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 31, 2023 – Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans) has taken delivery of the MV Isabelle, a 35,000-gross-tonne vessel, and is now beginning an extensive retrofit of its environmental systems and living, dining, recreation, and gathering...
Bridgemans drives LNG Canada tug berth forward in partnership with First Nations
Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 2023 – Bridgemans Services Group and its joint venture partner, the Haisla Nation, have announced a multimillion-dollar contract to kick off the next stage in the construction of LNG Canada’s new tug berth in Kitimat, BC. The recently...
Bridgemans awards contract to build SAR, firefighting and pilot vessel
Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 2023 – Bridgemans has contracted ER Yacht Design and its award-winning president, Ivan Erdevicki, to design and oversee the manufacturing of a 44-foot vessel intended for search and rescue, piloting, firefighting, and emergency spill...
Bridgemans has saved 631,000 plastic water bottles and counting
Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 2023 – At Bridgemans, we understand the need to consider the environment and sustainability in our operations. We have invested in innovative clean technologies to ensure that our power, sewage, water, and other systems respect the...
Bridgemans adds 40-metre vessel to growing Marine Services fleet
Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 2022 – Bridgemans Services Group has added a 40-metre floatel support vessel to its growing fleet of service support vessels. Bridgemans service support vessels – including multipurpose workboat tugs, personnel transfer vessels,...
Bridgemans opens Kitimat office in RoRo, laydown and storage facility
Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 2023 – Bridgemans Services Group has opened a new 10-person Kitimat office at its roll on/roll off (RoRo) facility in the Kitimat/Skeena, BC region. “Our new office reinforces our commitment to growing our business and serving more and...
Bridgemans announces head office relocation to Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 2023 – Bridgemans Services Group is pleased to announce the relocation of their corporate head office to the corner of West Broadway and Yukon Street in Vancouver, BC. The new office is conveniently located minutes from downtown Vancouver...
Bridgemans Marine Transport to supply contract services for WCMRC
Richmond, BC, Canada, October 2022 – We are pleased to announce Bridgemans Marine Transport is officially a contractor of Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC). As an experienced marine contractor, Bridgemans will assist WCMRC by providing equipment,...
Bridgemans specializes in global projects
Richmond, BC, Canada, July 2022 –Bridgemans Services Group specializes in the supply and management of workforce floatels and marine services to industrial projects anywhere in the world. Bridgemans has provided fully integrated services to LNG projects, offshore wind...
Bridgemans has saved 280,000 plastic water bottles and counting
Richmond, BC, Canada, September 2022 - Since January 2022, we have saved 280,000 single use plastic bottles from ending up in the landfills and oceans. Water is vital to shipboard operations. 90% of our water is produced onboard through a state-of-the-art water...
Bridgemans announces the opening of new office in the Philippines
Richmond, BC, Canada, August 2022 - Bridgemans Services Group is pleased to announce the opening of their new office located in Makati, Philippines. As a leading provider of workforce floatel and marine service, Bridgemans has provided workforce housing solutions and...
Clean Oceans sustainability initiatives
Richmond, BC, Canada, May 2022 – Bridgemans is committed to sustainable development throughout our Floatel and Marine Service operations. We strive to eliminate potential harmful effects of our work when implementing marine based solutions for our clients. Our oceans...
MV Bluefort providing offshore accommodations for Mozambique LNG project
Mozambique, Africa, December 2020– Bridgemans’ floatel, MV Bluefort, is currently located offshore Mozambique, providing accommodations and hotel services for dutch dredging specialist Van Oord, while they execute the shallow offshore installation scope of the LNG...
Bridgemans announces retirement of MV Bluefort
Richmond, BC, Canada, November 2021 - Bridgemans Services Group a global leader in remote accommodation and marine transport solutions, announces the retirement of its MV Bluefort. The 142-meter Bluefort’s remarkable and distinguished record illustrates the reach and...
Bridgemans Marine Transport aids in oil spill response project on the West Coast of Canada
Bligh Island, BC, Canada, June 2021 – Bridgemans Marine Transport has successfully completed a contract assisting with Marine Personnel Transport for Phase 1 and 2 of an oil spill clean up on the West Coast of Canada. The 483-foot MV Schiedyk cargo ship went down on...
Bridgemans RoRo and Breakwater project reaches one-year milestone
Kitimat, BC, Canada, July 2021 - Bridgemans Kitamaat Joint Venture/Bridgemans Marine Transport’s RoRo and breakwater interface, has been successfully servicing the requirements of two major industrial projects for the past year. Installed for a local client in...
Bridgemans completes successful dredging season for Boskalis
Kitimat, BC, Canada, March 2021 – Bridgemans Kitamaat Joint Venture/Bridgemans Marine Transport (BMT) successfully completed a third season providing a diverse scope of marine services to Boskalis for their Dredging & Disposal Contract in Kitimat, BC, Canada....
MV Cabo Star continues ferry service between Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, March 2021 – Bridgemans Services Group (BSG) is pleased to announce the company’s cargo ferry, MV Cabo Star, has completed scheduled drydock maintenance and upgrading work and has resumed service between Trinidad and Tobago under...
MV Bluefort 210 cabin accommodation vessel positioned in Africa for 2021
Mozambique, Africa, June 2021 – Bridgemans’ floatel MV Bluefort, is currently located offshore east coast of Africa, ready to provide accommodations and hotel services for up to 200 workers. MV Bluefort is a "mobile command center" and one of the most secure and...
Recipient of the Concerned Company/Corporation Award on Behalf of Works Completed at Bridgemans Marine Transport
Richmond, BC, Canada, November 2020 – We are pleased to announce that Bridgemans Services Group LP is the recipient of the 2020 World Safety Organization’s Concerned Company/Corporation Award on behalf of works completed at Bridgemans Marine Transport. We have been...
MV Bluefort returns to Europe to ready for next project
Richmond, BC, Canada, October 2020 – MV Bluefort is en route to Europe after spending the majority of covid lock downs in the Caribbean. The vessel will return to France for upgrades and ready for the next project, beginning early in the New Year. Thank you to our...
Bridgemans offers crew change vessel for safe alternative for offshore crew changes
Richmond, BC, Canada, April 2020 – Ensure your crew arrive safe and healthy to project aboard Bridgemans’ self-contained MV Bluefort. A competitively priced alternative to air travel, MV Bluefort is currently available for safe, quarantined crew changes for offshore...
MV Bluefort Mobile Command Center
Richmond, BC, Canada, March 2020 – MV Bluefort is the optimum Mobile Command Center which can be deployed anywhere in the world for emergency relief projects. The vessel is equipped with 210 cabins, a CTV boat landing, helicopter pad, covered deck space for 25 ISO...
COVID-19: What we are doing to keep you and our crews safe
Dear Clients and Partners, We understand that with the constantly changing situation around the world, this is an unprecedented time for everyone – filled with uncertainty. Our best wishes go out to everyone. I want you to know we commit to continue providing you with...
MV Bluefort undergoing upgrades and positioning for contract
Caribbean, March 2020 – Bridgemans’ floatel, MV Bluefort, is currently located in the Caribbean undergoing upgrades and positioning for contract. MV Bluefort has completed successful contracts in a variety of industries, from wind-farm support in Northern Europe to...
Haisla Nation Council Career Fair in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 2020 – Bridgemans Marine Transport will be attending the Haisla Nation Council Career Fair Sunday, March 8, 2020. Come by and learn about our upcoming job opportunities in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada. Sunday, March 8, 2020 // 2:00pm...
Bridgemans completes second successful dredging season for Boskalis
Bridgemans Kitamaat Joint Venture /Bridgemans Marine Transport completes another successful dredging season for Boskalis Kitimat, BC, Canada, March 2020 - Bridgemans has completed season two providing a diverse scope of marine services to Boskalis for their Dredging...
The Haisla Northwind supporting dredging project in Kitimat, BC, Canada
Kitimat, BC, Canada, January 2020 – In December of 2018, Bridgemans Marine Transport LP (BMT) and the Haisla Nation formed a joint venture partnership under Bridgemans Kitamaat Joint Venture. Offering passenger transportation, and marine survey vessels to support...
MV Bluefort completes contract at Ocean Cay
Ocean Cay, Bahamas, December 2019 - Ocean Cay is a private island in Bahamas owned by MSC Cruises. The Italian company announced its plans to buy a small Bahamian island in the end of 2015. MSC negotiated with Bahamas Government to build an exclusive cruise port in...
MV Bluefort repositions to Bahamas
Bahamas, November 2019 - Bridgemans’ well-known floatel, the MV Bluefort, has arrived in the The Bahamas and is currently supporting the cruise ship industry by providing accommodations for workers. The Bluefort is one of the best values in today’s market. Ample...
Bluefort successfully completes Voisey’s Bay Canadian mine contract
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, October 2019 - Relief accommodation for a Canadian mine expansion in northeastern Labrador was urgently needed. With land camps at maximum capacity, no road access to the site, and the only means of re-provisioning by air or sea, the...
Bluefort provides floating accommodations at Norwegian Shipyard
Tomrefjord, Norway, May 2019 – With the final months of a custom cruise ship build on the horizon, an influx of carpenters and interior finishers coming to the remote Norwegian shipyard, accommodation and catering for the workforce was required on short notice. The...
Bridgemans returns to Kitimat, BC, Canada
Kitimat, BC, Canada, December 2018 – International marine transportation and support services provider Bridgemans Services Group announced last week that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with the Haisla Nation. Read the full...
Bluefort providing floating workforce housing at Voisey’s Bay mine project in Labrador, Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, August 2019 –While many people are working below ground right now, there are also crews working above ground to build a new camp. Until that is finished, Vale workers are staying on a floating hotel in the bay. "The 'floatel' was an...
MV Cabo Star continues ferry service between Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, July 2019 - Bridgemans MV Cabo Star provides ferry service between Trinidad and Tobago. Completing six round trips per week delivering passengers and cargo between the two ports. We look forward to continued works with the Ministry...
Bridgemans enters agreement with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind
Ostend, Belgium, December 2017 – Bridgemans Services Group (BSG) has entered an agreement to provide full-service floatel accommodations and CTV boat landing services for MHI Vestas Belgium. Having recently undergone an extensive refurbishment, Bridgemans’ 142-metre...
Refit of Bridgemans Bluefort completed
Tallinn, Estonia, July 2016 - Bridgemans Services Group LP is pleased to announce that an extensive 10-month process to refit and repurpose the company’s 142-metre accommodations vessel, MV Bluefort, has been successfully completed. The vessel is now ready and...
Massive refit readies Bridgemans Bluefort for service
Tallinn, Estonia, April 2016 - Bridgemans Services Group LP is pleased to announce that the 142-metre Bridgemans Bluefort is in the final stages of an extensive 10-month process to refit and repurpose the vessel to provide premium level accommodations, hotel and...
Bridgemans Completes Service on Australian LNG Project
Barrow Island, Western Australia, January 2016 - Bridgemans of Vancouver, BC is pleased to announce it has successfully completed an 18-month contract on behalf of US integrated energy company Chevron to provide accommodations for as many as 1400 workers who have now...
Bridgemans Bluefort commences refit in Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia, January 2016 - Bridgemans of Vancouver, BC announces with international seaworthiness permits secured, Bluefort will now undergo a major refit at an Estonian shipyard to upgrade and renovate 200 deluxe self-contained cabins, creating comfortable and...
Bridgemans acquires MV Bluefort
Vancouver, B.C. June 19, 2015 - Bridgemans is pleased to announce that it has acquired MV Bluefort, a 460-foot (142-metre) former Mediterranean Sea ferry that is being converted to a premium hotel vessel and industrial work platform. The ship is ideally suited for...
Bridgemans to provide workforce accommodations to LNG
Barrow Island, Western Australia, September 2014 - Bridgemans of Vancouver, BC is pleased to announce that it has been contracted by US integrated energy company Chevron to provide accommodations for up to 1400 workers currently employed on the completion phase of the...
Bridgemans begins major refit of Europa
Estonia, Tallinn, August 2014 - Bridgemans of Vancouver, BC announces that it has completed engineering and architectural plans that enable the company to immediately begin a major refit and conversion of Europa, a 650-foot 14-deck former Baltic Sea cruise ferry the...
Bridgemans acquires second Baltic Sea ferry
Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 2014 - Bridgemans of Vancouver, BC is pleased to announce that it has acquired Silja Europa, a 650-foot former Baltic Sea cruise ferry from Estonian-based ferry operator, Tallink plans to convert the 14-deck ship into a luxurious...
Bridgemans Silja Festival arrives in Vancouver, Canada after 17,000 km journey
Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 2014 - The owners and staff of Bridgemans will gather at Vancouver Harbour tomorrow afternoon to welcome the Silja Festival, a 171-metre (555-foot) Baltic Sea cruise ferry the company is having converted into a luxurious full-service...
Bridgemans to partner with Haisla in workforce accommodations
Kitimat, BC, Canada, July 2014 - Bridgemans wishes to announce that it has entered an agreement with the Council of the Haisla First Nation that will enable the company to work with representatives of Haisla Business Operations to offer floatel accommodations...
Bridgemans to provide waterborn workforce accommodations for Kitimat, BC, Canada
Kitimat, BC, Canada, January 2014 - Bridgemans of Vancouver, BC, Canada is pleased to announce that it has entered into a contractual agreement with Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, construction and project management, to provide full-service accommodations...
Bridgemans and RCSI partner to offer premium workforce accommodations
Vancouver, BC, Canada, December 2013 - Bridgemans is pleased to announce that Remote Catering Services International (RCSI) of Richmond, BC, Canada has agreed to join forces to provide premium level Hotel Management and Guest Operations services aboard all Bridgemans...
Bridgemans acquires first accommodations vessel
Vancouver, BC, Canada, December 2013 - Bridgemans of Vancouver, BC is pleased to announce that it has acquired a 171-metre (555-foot) Baltic Sea cruise ferry that it plans to convert into a luxurious full-service accommodations vessel that can be quickly deployed to...
Bridgemans to provide floating accommodations to LNG projects
Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 2013 – A four-member consortium of entrepreneurs from BC, Alberta and Washington is pleased to announce its collaboration to form Bridgemans. Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, the company will offer full-service floating accommodations...
Bridgemans announces the arrival of the Haisla Northwind to Kitimat, BC, Canada
Kitimat, BC, Canada, June 2019 – The newest addition to the Bridgemans fleet, a 22m multi-purpose workboat, reached its destination in Kitimat, BC, Canada. This EuroCarrier is the first of its kind in Western Canada and will offer a range of capabilities and services...
MV Cabo Star
begins seabridge service
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, July 2017 – Bridgemans Services Group LP (BSG) is pleased to announce that its vessel, MV Cabo Star, began regularly scheduled cargo ferry service today between Trinidad and Tobago. Operating under contract for the island nation’s...
Bridgemans announces relocation to Richmond, B.C.
Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 3, 2017 - Bridgemans Services Group LP is pleased to announce their new, permanent office location conveniently located at Suite 440 – 3820 Cessna Drive in Richmond, BC that will allow for further expansion as the company grows....
Bridgemans enters agreement with Adwen Offshore
Sassnitz, Rügen, Germany, March 2018 – Bridgemans Services Group (BSG) has entered into an agreement to provide full-service accommodation support for Adwen Offshore’s Wikinger project. Having undergone an extensive refurbishment, Bridgemans’ 142-metre MV Bluefort...
Bridgemans successfully completes MHI Vestas offshore wind contract
Ostend, Belgium, December 2017 – Bridgemans Services Group (BSG) is pleased to announce they have successfully completed a contract for accommodations and CTV boat landing services for MHI Vestas Offshore Wind in Belgium. “We are very pleased to report that the MV...
MV Bluefort is offshore home for up to 200 at Wikinger
Sassnitz, Rügen, Germany, June 2018 – The largest floatel in the wind industry has arrived at Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea to provide a home for up to 200 workers as they commission the project’s 70 Adwen 5 megawatt (MW) turbines. The newly...
New MV Bluefort boat landing cuts transfer bottleneck
Sassnitz, Rügen, Germany, September 2018 – The offshore wind industry’s largest floatel has cut an operational bottleneck with its new boat landing facility that is capable of transferring up to 150 turbine technicians into the field each day. Workers staying onboard...
Cabo Star returns to service after maintenance and upgrades
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 2018 – Bridgemans Services Group (BSG) is pleased to announce that the company’s cargo ferry, MV Cabo Star, has completed scheduled drydock maintenance and upgrading work and has resumed service between Trinidad and Tobago...
Final Bluefort transfer at Wikinger as charter concludes
Sassnitz, Rügen, Germany, October 2018 – After more than 20,000 incident free transfers, MV Bluefort has departed the German North Sea’s Wikinger project for thefinal time as its seven-month contract comes to a close. Since March the offshore wind industry’s largest...
Bridgemans partners with Haisla Nation in joint venture
Kitimat, BC, Canada, December 2018 – Bridgemans Services Group LP wishes to announce that Bridgemans Marine Transport has entered a joint venture agreement with the Haisla First Nation that will enable the company to provide marine transportation solutions and support...
Bridgemans announces marine services division Bridgemans Marine Transport
Kitimat, BC, Canada, June 2018 - Bridgemans Services Group is pleased to announce the expansion of their services to include a new marine services division Bridgemans Marine Transport (BMT). This expansion adds a small vessel fleet to include: crew transfer, survey...