New cable-handling hub planned at Bintan Offshore Marine Centre

The MoU signed by the companies outlines their intention to establish a dedicated storage and cable‑handling hub at the Bintan Offshore Marine Centre, strengthening regional capability.

“Our combined capabilities will support umbilical handling for the offshore oil and gas sector and subsea power cable handling for the offshore wind industry,” the companies said.

PASSER, which operates from bases in Norway, The Netherlands and Lithuania, provides cable transportation services to the offshore industry, managing the full logistics chain, including carousel barges for transport by sea, storage equipment at intermediate facilities, and transfer operations between different handling systems. Sydney, New South Wales-based Qube is Australia’s largest provider of integrated logistics services. 

PASSER and Qube are currently collaborating on an offshore oil and gas project in northwest Australia, combining their strengths in manufacturing offshore baskets, supplying rental equipment, providing project management services, and cable spooling operations and technical support.

“This partnership reflects our shared dedication to enabling  the development of energy sector in the APAC region,” the companies said.