Offshore Oil Rig Container Conversions

Lion Containers (Fabrications) Ltd can provide offshore containers which have been designed and manufactured to conform to DNV 2.7-1. This is in order to provide a DNV certified container, suitable to take the strain of working in harsh offshore environments safely. An offshore container is a portable unit with a max gross mass not exceeding 25,000kg for transporting goods in open seas to/from/between fixed or floating installations or ships.  Read our 20ft DNV Offshore Lifting Beam Container Case Study >>

Offshore Oil Rig Container Types

An offshore container comprises permanently installed equipment and must have an outer framework with padeyes, they fall into 3 main categories:

1. Offshore Freight Container
An Offshore Freight Container is an offshore container built for transporting goods e.g.
  • General cargo container: Closed container with doors
  • Cargo basket: Open top container for general or special cargo
  • Tank container: For transporting dangerous or non-dangerous fluids
  • Bulk Container: For transporting solids in bulk
  • Special Container: For special cargo e.g. bottle racks.

2. Offshore Service Container
Offshore containers are built and are equipped for a special service task, mainly as a temporary installation (e.g. laboratories, workshops, stores or control stations).

3. Offshore Waste Skips
Open or closed offshore container for storage and removal of waste normally constructed from flat steel plates forming load bearing sections, bracing in form of steel profiles and loose or hinged covers. These need side mounted lugs suitable for attaching lifting equipment on a skip lift vehicle as well as pad-eyes.

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