Jack-up barge solutions

Jack-up barges and self-elevating platforms are unique in their engineering and their operation, and a campaign rarely needs just one thing from them. It needs the legs to jack safely, the crew to board safely, the deck to carry the right equipment and the whole operation backed by people who have run these vessels. We bring that together: the hydraulic jacking systems that raise and hold the platform, the access systems that get crews and cargo aboard, the structural and equipment modifications that make a barge fit a new role, the mounted equipment that turns the deck into a working platform and the design and operational support behind all of it, under single-party accountability.

Because we engineer in-house and integrate and commission at our facility in Penryn, the parts of a jack-up scope that usually sit with several suppliers can be carried by one, fewer interfaces, one team answerable for how it all works together.

Jacking & gripping

• Jacking Systems – complete hydraulic jacking for jack-up barges and heavy lift: central and automated control, regenerative speed-up, shock-absorption, preload control and leg gripping. New build or upgrade. Full page →
• Gripping Systems & gripper cans – pin-and-hole, air-bladder and friction grippers, plus the structural cans that react jacking and gripping loads into the hull. Full page →

Access solutions

• Jack-Up Barge Access Solutions – safe transfer of crew and cargo to and from a jacked-up platform: boarding ladders, gangways, stairtowers and personnel/cargo access engineered to the hull and the sea state. Full page →
• JackLad™ 650 – our class-recognised, shock-absorbing CTV-to-jack-up boarding ladder. Full page →

Equipment modifications

• Jack-Up Barge Equipment Modifications – converting and upgrading an existing barge for a new role: jacking upgrades, structural reinforcement, deck and moonpool modifications, control retrofits and class re-approval. Full page →

Mounted mounted equipment

• Jack-Up-Mounted Equipment – the working equipment that turns the deck into a task-specific platform: drilling spreads, pile gates, cranes and handling bases, fluid systems and tooling, sea-fastened and integrated to the barge. Full page →

Remote control

• Remote Control Systems – wireless walkaround control of jacking and deck equipment, putting the operator where they can see the job and out of the danger zone. New-build or retrofit to existing barge plant. Full page →

Design & operations

• Jack-Up Barge Design & Operations – barge and platform design and conversion, leg load cases, preloading methodology, site risk assessments and operational consultancy. Full page →