COMPANY HISTORY

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For over three decades, Donjon has been providing salvage and salvage-related services to both U.S. and worldwide marine communities. The company has proven over its thirty-year history the capability to cost effectively provide these services inland, coastal and open-ocean environments.

The company owns, operates and maintains dedicated salvage specific casualty response assets including inland- coastal- and ocean tugs, ocean certified derrick- and cargo barges, high volume and high head submersible pumping systems, portable pulling power, fire-fighting gear, and underwater dive equipment.

A family of experienced marine professionals, Donjon Marine is a company dedicated to and empowered by the strength of our people, our participating sister companies, and our network of salvage associates that manage any and all marine challenges.

Donjon Marine has established and continues to seek long-term client relationships in a world were limited business resources demand a constant balancing of expenditures. This proven track record of responding quickly and cost-effectively to client requirements is the basis for industry, regulatory, and surety confidence.

DONJON's experience includes salvage and wreck removals requiring use of:

  • Tugs, crew and supply vessels
  • Heavy lift derricks and submersible barges
  • Barge-mounted pulling systems
  • Lightering of volatile cargoes
  • Containment and remediation of hazardous cargoes spilled into the environment
  • Side Scan Sonar
  • ROV's
  • Air, mixed gas and saturation diving
  • Compressed air
  • Hot-tapping of cargo tanks in a deep water environment
  • Naval Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering



SMIT's name is synonymous with total commitment to the challenging field of salvage and marine emergency response where good care for the environment is prioritized. Our name is also one of the foremost connected with wreck removal and port clearance operations. The track record of SMIT in this area is without parallel.

As the world's most experienced and leading marine salvor, we maintain round-the-clock readiness for operations anywhere in the world. Salvage is the first line of defense against marine pollution when major casualties occur. No company has made a greater contribution to the development of salvage capability and thus to the protection of our environment than SMIT.

Marine emergency response at this level requires the experience of dedicated salvage professionals, supported by specialized vessels and equipment. Our full range of engineering facilities and logistics support worldwide, ensure that we can operate effectively at remote locations.

Rapidly changing demands and a new emphasis on the care of the environment have encouraged SMIT to offer special services in the area of environmental care. SMIT's in-house R&D Department developed a Remote Offloading System (ROLS) that enables to offload bunkers (oil or chemicals) in wrecks at a depth of more than hundred meters.

Salvage services:

  • Wreck removal
  • Marine emergency response
  • Diving services (air & saturation)
  • Marine fire fighting
  • Underwater survey, video inspection
  • Underwater bulker/cargo removal
  • Marine and salvage consultancy
  • Managing Marine Emergencies course

 

 
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