Shipyards Where Greek vessels were repaired within the first two months of 2022. • Zhoushan Area - Central China – 16.23% • Shanghai Area - Central China – 11.52% • North China – 10.47% • Persian Gulf – 7.85% • Turkey – 17.80% • Greece – 12.04% • South China – 8.38% • Black Sea – 6.81% • Singapore and Far East except China – 6.28% • Rest of Europe – 2.09% • Others – 0.52% This report has been compiled for SORJ by Antonis Kalofonos, a shiprepair broker based in Greece for the past 20 years.
MoD work at Cammell Laird
Greek ships under repair at Asyad Dry Dock in Oman
Greek shipowners use world-wide repair yards During the first two months of 2022, the market has not seen significant changes regarding the yards where Greek vessels were repaired. China remains the main destination for repairs of Greek vessels. However, the number of Greek vessels repaired in China has been reduced during this period. The main reasons were the holidays for the new Chinese Lunar Year and the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many shipowners were expecting that, after the Winter Olympic Games at Beijing, the COVID-19 restrictions in China would be reduced. However, the new variant has arrived in China and more strict restrictions have been imposed, along with local lockdowns. The quarantine period from last overseas port for vessel repairs in China varies in different locations but it ranges between 14 to 90 days depending on the vessel’s last ports of call. The next two weeks will be important to see whether there will be a reduction in COVID-19 cases in China, or more lockdowns will be posed. No big changes have been observed in other areas, except for the increased number of Greek vessels repaired in Turkey, as many shipowners chose it to avoid the Christmas Holidays in Greece and in other European countries. The war in Ukraine might reduce the
number of vessel repairs in the Black Sea during the next months. Generally, it is hard to predict the state of the repair market in the next months. The two important factors that will determine this are the COVID-19 regulations in China and the war in Ukraine. Presently, the Greek owners continue to search for alternative yards outside China, such as shipyards in Singapore, which have returned to normal operation. Yards in Europe, including yards in Greece and Turkey, are also fully booked for the next months. We hope that the war in Ukraine will end soon together with the COVID-19 pandemic to see a more stable ship repair market.
RFA vessels in Cammell Laird
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Cammell Laird’s Defence Division, Birkenhead, has enjoyed a busy 12 months, as it continues to provide support to the four Tide Class tankers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The 39,000 tonne new build vessels came into service from 2017 and were built to replace the RFA’s single hulled tankers. Together with RFA’s Wave Knight and Fort Victoria, the four tankers are now maintaining the Royal Navy’s dedicated bulk fuel Replenishment at Sea (RAS) capabilities, transferring fuel, and stores to Royal Navy vessels whilst in operational theatre across the globe. RFA Tideforce is the latest vessel to undergo her first refit period, as part of the 10-year
