Hovertrans drilling platforms are currently being used in Suriname and were used successfully in Scotland where attempts to take geological samples from an extensive area of peat bog marshland had been hampered for 30 years due to the unstable terrain.  Another example: during expansion of plant facilities on Das Island located approximately 110 miles off the coast of Abu Dhabi, plans to construct temporary port facilities to handle equipment movements were dropped in favour of using a large amphibious hovercraft with a payload of 250 tons.