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Bridgemans welcomes a state-of-the-art SAR vessel for West Coast waters
Bridgemans welcomes a state-of-the-art SAR vessel for West Coast waters

Vancouver, BC, Canada, December 11, 2024  – Bridgemans Services Group (Bridgemans), the world’s premier provider of floatels and related marine services, announced that its new SAR vessel, ’úya, (meaning saltwater in the Haisla language) passed sea trials and will be...

Bridgemans retires Diamond XI
Bridgemans retires Diamond XI

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. Bridgemans acquired Diamond XI earlier this year....

Bridgemans provides RoRo facility to Marine Debris Removal Initiative
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
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
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
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 Floatel Diamond XI available for deployment
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
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
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
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 has saved 631,000 plastic water bottles and counting
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...

Bridgemans announces retirement of MV Bluefort
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 RoRo and Breakwater project reaches one-year milestone
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
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
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
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...

MV Bluefort returns to Europe to ready for next project
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...

MV Bluefort Mobile Command Center
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
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
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
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 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...

MV Bluefort completes contract at Ocean Cay
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
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
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
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
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...

MV Cabo Star continues ferry service between Trinidad and Tobago
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 to partner with Haisla in workforce accommodations
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 and RCSI partner to offer premium workforce 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
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
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...

MV Cabo Star  begins seabridge service
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...