MARS

I Frederikshavn ligger to borerigge - Tyra Øst og Tyra Vest som skal skrottes. For dette står det amerikanske firma som har etableret sig i Frederikshavn på den nyest udvidelse af havnen. Dette forventes at give 200 nye arbejdspladser til byen.

Alene arbejdet med skrotning af de to platforme er estimeret til 140.000 arbejdstimer (70 årsværk)

Modern American Recycling Services, Inc. (M.A.R.S., Inc.) blev oprettet af Mr. Butch Dwight Caton i 1971

M.A.R.S., Inc. er det største skrotningsfirma i USA. Siden 2001 har de skrottet i gennemsnit 1200 til 1500 pramme pr. år.

Med over 40 års erfaring inden for genbrugsindustrien har de forarbejdet

• • 40 skibe,

  • 100 små både,

  • 10.000 pramme,

  • 20 borerigger og

  • 800+ platforme og kedler.

English

In Frederikshavn we can see two drilling rigs - Tyra East and Tyra West, which are to be disassembled and demolished. This is to be done by the american company MARS, who has established a branch on the latest extension of the harbour. Expect to create 200 new jobs in town.

Estimated man hours for the job is 140,000 hours - 70 FTEs (full-time equivalents)

Modern American Recycling Services, Inc. (M.A.R.S., Inc.) was established by Mr. “Butch” Dwight Caton in 1971, since then he has developed his company into a 51 million dollar per year company. M.A.R.S., Inc. is the largest barge dismantler in the United States. Since 2001 they have scrapped on average 1200 to 1500 barges per year.

With over 40 years of experience in the scrap recycling industry, we have processed

• • 40 ships,

  • 100 small boats,

  • 10,000 barges,

  • 20 drilling rigs, and

  • 800+ platforms and jackets.