Du Lac Chartering provides commercial vessel management and chartering services for the offshore and salvage industry. We market and fix vessels on behalf of their owners, and source the right tonnage for charterers, from salvage support and offshore units to project and heavy-lift transport. Founded by Tjisse van der Meer, the company builds on more than 20 years on the commercial side of shipping, including project and heavy-lift, salvage, wreck removal and decommissioning. We know the assets, the owners and the pressure these jobs come with.
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Services
Commercial Management
For owners who want their vessels working. We take on the commercial side of your tugs, barges and support vessels:
Marketing:
positioning your vessels in the market and finding the right employment.
Voyage estimation and offering:
calculating the job and putting a competitive offer in front of the client.
Contract negotiations:
agreeing terms and concluding the charter party.
Post-fixture:
invoicing, hire collection and claims handling through to redelivery.
Client follow-up:
staying close to charterers after the job, for repeat business.
Chartering
For charterers with a project to deliver. We source what the job needs, at short notice, worldwide, 24/7.
Salvage and wreck removal: tugs, lightering tonnage, (crane) barges, and other equipment and expertise, for emergency response, lightering and wreck removal.
Offshore: tugs, barges, jack-ups and support vessels, for decommissioning, subsea removal, cable-laying and accommodation support.
Project cargo: heavy-lift vessels, ro-ro tonnage and barges, for out-of-gauge and heavy cargoes, including time-critical and remote destinations.
Fleet
Offshore accommodation unit for oil and gas, renewables and marine support, including salvage and refloating operations. Large open deck, with office, galley, mess, medical and recreational facilities on board.
- Accommodation: 120 POB in en-suite rooms
- Mooring: 8-point system with 100 t winches
- Location: North Europe
Multipurpose crane barge with a 4-point mooring system, used for salvage, wreck removal and refloating of sunken vessels and barges.
- Lifting capacity: 200 t
- Dimensions: 00 x 20.30 x 5.50 m
- Deadweight: 5,364 t
- Built: 2004
- Location: Suriname
Heavy-duty flattop barge with two spud legs, available with a Sumitomo SCX-1000A3 crawler crane.
- Lifting capacity: 100 t
- Dimensions: 20 x 13.00 x 3.00 m
- Deck load: 10 t/m²
- Deadweight: 1,201 t
- Built: 2019
- Location: Suriname
Heavy-duty flattop pontoons with bow ramp for deck cargo on inland waters, harbours, estuaries and coastal areas. Six cargo tanks with discharge pump and filling station for MDO. Ro-ro ramp optional.
- Dimensions: 00 x 12.00 x 2.50 m
- Deck load: 12 t/m²
- Deadweight: 655 t
- Built: 2019 (K4512) and 2020 (K4512-2)
- Location: Suriname
Contact us
Whether it’s project and heavy‑lift transport, an offshore unit, or a time‑critical salvage assignment — get in touch and let’s talk it through.