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Horizon Maritime Services Ltd
IndustryOffshore services
Founded2015
FoundersSean Leet, Steve Widmeyer[1]
Headquarters
St. John's, N.L., Canada
Websitehorizonmaritime.com

Horizon Maritime Services Ltd is a company which provides vessels and offshore services for arctic duty in Canada and Norway. It is based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and its joint ventures include partnerships with two First Nations, the Miawpukek (as Miawpukek Horizon Maritime Services) and the Heiltsuk (as Heiltsuk Horizon); in addition, Horizon operates joint ventures with Kotug as Kotug Canada and with Bourbon as Bourbon Horizon.

History

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Horizon Maritime was started in spring 2015, offering services out of Halifax and Mulgrave, Nova Scotia; St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; and Fort McMurray, Alberta.[2] It was co-founded by Sean Leet and Steve Widmeyer, with funding from CFFI Ventures, owned by John Risley.[3] The Canadian offshore services market is served by Horizon, Atlantic Towing, Maersk Supply Service, and Secunda Canada.[4]

Initially, Horizon was headquartered in Halifax and provided ship crews for other companies.[5] Horizon acquired its first ship, platform supply vessel MV Horizon Star, in August 2017 for US$45 million;[4] it was ordered as IES Energy by IES Pioneer[6] and launched in 2015 at the Kleven Verft shipyard in Norway, but never was delivered.[7] Horizon Star was christened by Jodie Thornton, married to Horizon executive vice-president Steve Widmeyer, on August 3, 2017 near Ultsteinvik, Norway, and delivered to Bay Bulls, Newfoundland and Labrador two weeks later.[3][5] Horizon Star was sold to the government of Australia in 2022, which renamed it ADV Reliant.[8]

Horizon acquired Tidewater Enabler from Tidewater in November 2018; the multipurpose ship had been finished in 2010 by STX Offshore in Norway and was renamed to Horizon Enabler.[9] In March 2019, Horizon purchased anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Bourbon Arctic for US$41.5 million and renamed the ship Horizon Arctic.[4]

Heiltsuk Horizon was formed in May 2018 as a joint venture to bid on a contract to lease two emergency towing vessels to the Canadian Coast Guard.[10] After losing the bid, Heiltsuk Horizon filed a complaint with the Canadian International Trade Tribunal which asserted the winning bidder, Atlantic Towing, had switched the proposed ship masters with less-experienced ones.[11] The Miawpukek Horizon joint venture was launched in June 2020 after recruiting and developing First Nations sailors.[12]

The Miawpukek Horizon joint venture purchased MV Polar Prince (Oqwatnukewey Eleke'wi'ji'jit in Mi'kmaq) in 2021[13] and operates it as a training ship for its cadets.[14] The ship also has been leased to Students on Ice[15][16] and OceanGate for excursions.[17]

Horizon also has entered industry partnerships with Kotug International (as Kotug Canada, 2019)[18] and Bourbon (as Horizon Bourbon, 2023).[19] Kotug Canada mostly operates smaller tugboats;[20] in 2021, Kotug Canada acquired the AHTS MV Siem Commander from Secunda Canada[21] and renamed it K.J. Gardner,[a] which is owned by Kotug and operated by Horizon.[22]

Horizon Maritime fleet[23]
Name Image Type Built Operated Notes
MV Horizon Arctic Anchor handling tug supply vessel 2015 2019– Formerly Bourbon Arctic; acquired from Bourbon in March 2019[24]
MV Horizon Enabler[b] Offshore supply vessel 2010 2018– Horizon Enabler carries one ROV (Triton XLX) and is equipped with a 100 t (110 short tons) revolving crane.[26]
MV Horizon Star[c] Offshore supply vessel 2015 2017–2022 Horizon Star is similar in purpose and configuration to Horizon Enabler;[27] sold in 2022 and renamed to ADV Reliant.
MV Polar Prince Icebreaker 1959 2021– Formerly CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert; acquired in 2021 and serves as a dedicated training ship for Miawpukek Horizon cadets
MV Horizon Glacier[d] Ice-strengthened tugboat 2011 2018– Built by GFFM LeClerc as Cercle Polaire;[28] later renamed to Halifax Tugger
MV Horizon Chinook[e] Ice-strengthened tugboat 2018 2018– Built by Chantier Meridien Industrie[29]
MV Horizon Aurora Ice-strengthened tugboat 2018 2018–

Notes

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  1. ^ K.J. Gardner,[22] IMO number: 9420150, MMSI number: 316040483
  2. ^ Horizon Enabler: IMO number: 9440203,[25] MMSI number: 314627000
  3. ^ Horizon Star: IMO number: 9752254, MMSI number: 503000206
  4. ^ Horizon Glacier, registration number C19246QC
  5. ^ Horizon Chinook, registration number C28463NS

References

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  1. ^ "A new partnership for Horizon Maritime" (Press release). Horizon Maritime Services Ltd. May 10, 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ "'A Swiss Army Knife' of a Ship". Horizon Maritime. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Horizon Maritime is bringing a Star to Canada's East Coast" (Press release). Marine Renewables Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Day, Robert (August 9, 2019). "Canadian OSV Owners Making Well-timed Buys". Offshore Engineer. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b Risdon, James (June 10, 2017). "One of the biggest, best in oil and gas service now in Nova Scotia". Horizon Maritime. Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Kleven to build multi-purpose support vessel for IES Pioneer". Ship Technology. July 21, 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ^ Foxwell, David (16 August 2017). "Canadian company identified as new owner of subsea vessel". Riviera. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  8. ^ Roberts, Peter (19 April 2022). "Government reneges on local shipbuilding promise, buys ship offshore". Australian Manufacturing Forum. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  9. ^ Ziobrowski, Peter (December 10, 2018). "Horizon Enabler for cable work". Halifax Shipping News. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Heiltsuk Nation announces industry partnership with Horizon Maritime". Coast Mountain News. May 15, 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. ^ Lamb-Yorski, Monica (June 1, 2023). "B.C. First Nation welcomes judicial review of marine towing vessel federal contract award". 29 June 2023.
  12. ^ "New Partnership Focusing on Advancing Marine Industry in Conne River". VOCM: Local News Now. June 6, 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  13. ^ Ziobrowski, Peter (8 December 2021). "PSA wants to acquire Ceres terminal". Halifax Shipping News. Retrieved 30 June 2023. Polar Prince, the EXCCGS Sir Humphry Gilbert, was recently purchased by Miawpukek Horizon Maritime Services Ltd., a joint venture between Horizon Maritime and Miawpukek First Nation.
  14. ^ "Marine Services for Canada". Miawpukek Horizon Maritime Services. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  15. ^ Beswick, Aaron (September 8, 2022). "Scientists, artists, indigenous people travelling our coast aboard the Polar Prince". Saltwire. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  16. ^ Lenzo, Anthony (December 19, 2022). "A Floating Education Adventure for Youth Aboard the Polar Prince, the Students on Ice Foundation Opens a World of Possibility, Inspiration and Curiosity". Mainstreeter. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  17. ^ Boyle, Alan (April 6, 2023). "Icebergs ahead? OceanGate plans to get an early start on this year's Titanic dives". GeekWire. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  18. ^ "KOTUG, Horizon Maritime Create Joint Venture in Canada". Offshore Energy. October 9, 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Horizon Offshore Joins Bourbon in Harsh-Environment PSV Joint Venture". The Maritime Executive. February 16, 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Fleet List". Kotug Canada. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Siem Commander sold for Canadian work" (PDF). Seabreeze. Seabrokers Group. November–December 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  22. ^ a b "K.J. Gardner". DNV. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Vessels". Horizon Maritime. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Bourbon sells anchor handler to Horizon Maritime". Offshore Energy Today. March 20, 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Horizon Enabler". DNV. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  26. ^ "Horizon Enabler: Multipurpose ROV and Light Construction Vessel" (PDF). Helix Energy Solutions. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  27. ^ "Multi-Purpose Field Supply and Construction Vessel / Horizon Star" (PDF). KOTUG Canada. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  28. ^ "Chantier Naval G.F.F.M. LeClerc". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  29. ^ "Chantier Meridien". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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