Greek Repairs
Greek ships in for repair at Oman’s Asyad Dry Dock
Greek shipowners a backbone for Asyad Dry Dock The Greek market is one of the most successful in which Oman’s Asyad Dry Dock operates. So far this year, there has been a 16% increase in firm orders compared to same period last year. Over the years Oman Dry Dock (now renamed Asyad Dry Dock) has prided itself for establishing a client list which involves a great number of major Greek shipowners. This is due to the yard’s dedicated workmanship, repair facilities, geographical location and climate advantage all of which has left a big impression on shipyards’ clients making ODC/ ADC its preferred yard in the Arabian Gulf area. Among Greek shipowners repeatedly using the facilities in the Duqm shipyard include Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, Thenamaris, Dynacom Tanker Management, Andriaki Shipping, Hellenic Tankers and Prime Marine Management. Recently, the yard had some 14 repair projects from this market due for repairs up to September with on-going negotiations for 13 upcoming projects. ODC has enjoyed its successful partnership with its representative George Moundreas for the past eight years. Together with their team of highly professional
and experienced engineers coming from naval architectures and maritime backgrounds, shipyard was able to secure over 250 projects and expand ODC/ADC’s name in the Greek market. Recently ADC has successfully completed the refurbishment of Marine Trust’s 46,872 dwt 12-year old tanker Merapi. She arrived with 1,000 tonnes of oily slops, which was discharged at the yard’s quick one stop slop & sludge treatment facility. Upon completion of discharge operation and cleaning of tanks, repair work commenced, which included over 800 tonnes of steel renewal inside WBTs, main deck and engine room. Blasting and painting work was also carried out on the external hull, WBTs, main deck and accommodation area. In addition, various machinery and valves overhaul were completed as part of the third special intermediate survey. She spent some 117 days in the yard. Denali Shipping’s 53,800 dwt bulk carrier Denali has spent some 235 days in the yard, with work on-going, undergoing steel renewal in DBT bilge keel areas (some 50 tonnes) and demucking and cleaning of slops from the DBT. External hull, main deck and cargo hold blasting and painting covering some 15,000 m2 was carried out. Her third intermediate survey includes the installation of a BWM system. Other Greek-related shipowners/managers using ADD over recent months have included: Alberta Ship Management’s, Common
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Progress, Gaslog Shipping, Byzantine Maritime, Ionia Management, Total Shipmanagement Services, Contships Management, Unitized Ocean Transport, Stalwart Management, Amaryllis Shipping, Unique Navigation, Kyla Shipping, Spring Marine Bulk, Minoa Marine, Tsakos Shipping, Chekka Shipping, Coral Shipping, Orpheus Marine, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, Paradise Navigation, Chartworld Shipping, and Andriaki Shipping.
Carell completes complicated engine repair Greece’s Carell SA, headquartered in Piraeus, has recently completed an extensive repair of the main engine on-board a containership over a period of 12 days. The main engine involved was a Wärtsilä diesel engine type RT-Flex68-D. The workscope included: • Complete overhauling, measurements, and reporting of the main engine, including Honing of the liners in our workshop • The repair procedure that was followed was to remove all cylinder heads from on-board, including cooling water jackets descaling and cleaning of the exhaust space • Removal and overhauling of pistons, piston crowns and respective stuffing boxes at
