West Africa FPSO Support: DNV 2.7-1 Baskets, Mud Skips and Skids

An operator running an FPSO support contract offshore West Africa needed a complete offshore handling set, baskets, mud skips, and cargo skids, with every unit certified to lift between a supply vessel and the FPSO. Each unit type had to be certified to the standard that governs it, DNV 2.7-1 or DNV 2.7-3 with EN 12079 lifting, and come with its proof-load records. The marine environment demanded a high corrosion category, and mixed fleets from different suppliers are where the documentation falls apart and slows every load-out.

SCS built the set across three unit types from one standard: offshore cargo baskets, mud skips, and cargo skids, each certified to DNV 2.7-1 or 2.7-3 with EN 12079 lifting sets and proof-load tested. The steel and coating were specified to a marine corrosion category for repeated wet handling, and every unit's certificates were compiled to one consistent index, cross-referenced to its unique ID. Produced to the QA in our manufacturing process, the full set shipped in one consolidated movement.

The operator received a complete handling set in one movement, with a single documentation pack that read the same across every unit. Because each was certified to its governing standard and proof-load tested before dispatch, load-out offshore was a documented operation rather than a certificate hunt. The marine-grade protection held up across the contract, and the consistent format meant lifting supervisors were not reconciling three suppliers' paperwork at the quay. The fleet behaved as one coherent, evidenced asset.