13 November 2024 Foxdrill team completes another successful knuckle boom cylinder replacement

Following the successful execution of an inventive rigging solution to replace the cylinders of knuckle boom cranes on a drillship in the Ivory Coast last summer, the Foxdrill team recently faced a similar challenge on another drillship in the region.

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09 September 2024 Inventive solution on knuckle boom crane cylinders prevents drillship downtime

The Foxdrill rope access team recently carried out an exceptional piece of work on a large drilling vessel off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire. The main boom cylinders on two of the four knuckle boom cranes on board of this drilling giant needed to be replaced.

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30 November 2023 Masterpiece in offshore lifting

The Wagenborg Foxdrill team recently completed a very special offshore lifting project: dismantling of a complete derrick on an offshore platform about 50 kilometers off the coast of Congo.

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13 July 2023 Inventive anode mounting solution for Caturix

Wagenborg Foxdrill's rope access team is about to embark on a special project: the installation of up to 288 anodes on the legs of the Caturix jack-up platform. The work is taking place at Dixstone Shipyard Holland's yard in Nieuwdorp, Zeeland, where the Caturix is currently undergoing a conversion.

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16 February 2023 LEEA Full Member status for Foxdrill!

A while ago, Wagenborg Foxdrill achieved the Full Member status of LEEA, the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association. Recently, a surveillance audit round took place at Foxdrill’s offices in Oldenzaal, The Netherlands. An audit round which revealed that Wagenborg Foxdrill even exceeds the requirements for this LEEA Full Membership. Time for a short talk with Bart Oude Ophuis, Operations Manager at Wagenborg Foxdrill and responsible for the LEEA membership.

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02 January 2023 Training with Smart Lifting Tool

Wagenborg Foxdrill recently organized a special testing and training session at their own training facility in Oldenzaal. For a series of expected upcoming projects, extensive training with a very special lifting tool took place: the floating ginpole.

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14 December 2022 Wagenborg Foxdrill secures contract for Congo offshore derrick removal

Wagenborg Foxdrill was recently awarded the contract for a challenging offshore project: removing the derrick from the Dagda jack-up drilling rig. The Dagda platform is located about 50 kilometres off the coast of Congo, West Africa.

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