Shipyards
The new floating dock at Norway’s FiskerstrandVerft
Floating dock arrives in Zeebrugge Belgium’s Flanders Ship Repair, Zeebrugge, has taken delivery of a new Floating Dock for its shipyard inside the Port. The unit was transported from the west coast of Norway, Aalesund to Zeebrugge on-board the 25,000 dwt semi-submersible heavy lift barge Boabarge 34. The Floating Dock, which was originally built in 1943, has a lifting capacity of some 7,500 tonnes and has the ability to be submersed in one hour. It is due to be operational by the end of February this year. The dimensions of the dock are: • Length: 135.00 m • Opening between walls: 24.00 m • Lifting capacity: 7,500 tonnes • Cranage: 7.5 tonnes in centre dock The dock was purchased from Fiskerstrand Verft, located just outside Aalesund, this yard receiving a new floating dock at the end of last year (2019).
New floating dock at Fiskerstrand Norway’s Fiskerstrand Verft, located at Fiskerstrand on Norway’s west coast near
Flanders Ship Repair’s new floating dock being loaded on-board the Boabarge 34 in Aalesund Aalesund, recently received a new Floating Dock from Lithuania’s Western Shiprepair, Klaipeda. The 1970-built unit has a lifting capacity of 12,000 tonnes, which increases the capability of the shipyard. Fiskerstrand Verft’s former 7,500 tonnes lifting capacity floating dock was recently sold to Belgium’s Flanders Ship Repair, Zeebrugge (See accompanying article). The dimensions of the new floating dock are: • Length: 165.00 m • Opening between walls: 27.40 m • Lifting capacity: 12,000 tonnes • Cranage: 2 x 15 tonnes The new floating dock has the following facilities:
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• Service well for azimuth thrusters • Hydraulic side support for efficient docking • Collecting system for wastewater from high pressure washing to avoid emission to sea. • Increased shore power capacity
Damen signs Bangladesh agreement During mid-January, Australia’s Gentium and Holland’s Damen Shipyards Group signed a MoU with the Ministry of Industry of Bangladesh
