Repairs
The Seven Sisters in FAYARD
GTT accreditation for FAYARD During January this year (2020), Denmark’s FAYARD, Munkebo, has won accreditation from France’s GTT for the repair and maintenance of membrane cargo systems on-board LNG tankers. During 2019, FAYARD carried out emergency thruster repairs on-board Yamal LNG’s 172,600 m3 LNG tanker Christophe de Margerie. This repair project was carried out in FAYARD’s large 415 m x 90 m graving dock along with ABB – suppliers of the vessel’s thrusters. The large dock floor of the facility allowed ABB to place a portable workshop to ensure safe and effecient repair of the thrusters. Yamal LNG has a fleet of some 15 large LNG tankers, operated by Sovcomflot, and many of the world’s LNG tanker fleet operate in thge Atlantic basin, where the repair capability is limited with only a few yards active. FAYARD is also looking at the repair market involving LNG-fuelled ships, the majority of which operate in the Blatic Sea area. The next major development at FAYARD is that the yard has joined the approved list of the European Union (EU) for ship recycling in one of the yard’s graving docks. This is part of a three-company agreement with the Port of Odense and a local metal recycling company, H.J. Hansen, involving EU-flagged ships to be scrapped to strict environmental conditions. During the first weeks of 2020, FAYARD has been involved in a number of ‘scrubber’ and BWM system installations. The yard prides iteslf on completing scrubber installation operations for less than 30 days. In the case of ship in the
yard this year, a period of 17 days has been achieved. Recently in the yard was the 18,940 gt ro/ pax Seven Sisters, which is owned by France’s Transmanche Ferries and operated by DFDS on the UK/France cross-channel service. The vessel is having a total of five scrubbers fitted on her two main engines and three generating diesels. The scrubbers have been supplied by ME Production (MEP), Fredrikshavn. The ship was also fitted with a DESME BWM system. Normal drydocking operations were also carried out. She was followed by her sistership Cote d’Albatre, which underwent the same installations. All the scrubber units were located in each ship’s funnel. During January, FAYARD completed a scrubber (four units) replacement operation on-board DFDS’ 35,498 gt ro/pax Crown Seaways, one of many DFDS vessels regularly using FAYARD as a repair base. During the coming weeks, DFDS’ 21,856 gt ro/ pax Liverpool Seaways will enter the yard for scrubber installation. The scrubber systems for both ships were also supplied by MEP. Also during January, Color Line’s 75,100 gt cruise/ ferry Color Magic was in the yard for BWM system installation and two Fjord Lines ro/pax vessels for regular drydocking opetaions. Other ships recently in the yard included Maersk Supply Services’ 6,490 OSV Maersk Cutter, which had been operating in Canadian waters under the Canadian flag, but more recently in the North Sea. She underwent her first special survey. Also in the yard was Samskip’s11,143 dwt geared containership Arnarfell, which underwent her third special survey and installation of a Nantec scrubber. She was followed by her sistership - the
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Helgefell. Other recent repair projects included another panamax tanker from Torm, the yard having completed three sisterships during 2019, and two LPG tankers from Ultragas. Also underway is Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)’s 95,263 dwt bulk carrier Harvest Rain, which underwent normal drydocking operations and the installation of a Pureteq scrubber system. Two MC-Class ro/ro heavy lift vessels from Big Lift, part of the Spliethoff Group, were drydocked – the 16,000 dwt BigLift Baffin and the BigLift Barentsz, work including the installation of Ecospray scrubbers from Pacific Green Technologies, and the installation of a BWM system on each vessel. During 2019, FAYARD had a dock occupancy (four graving docks) of some 75% with 71% of ships being from international owners, and 90.8% from regular customers. Meanwhile, Kristian Eidnes Anderson has joined FAYARD as Business Development Manager, Kristian being the fourth Generation of Andersons to work for the yard, which goes back to 1916 when the yard operated out of Fredercia. In 2010, the company relocated to its current site, which is the former AP Moller building and repair yard.
Busy start of the New Year at A&P UK’s A&P Group’s North-East shipyards have seen a busy start to the year. All three drydocks across A&P Tyne and A&P Tees are scheduled to be full for the first two months of this year. Among the vessels in A&P Tees’ was Cemex UK’s 2,700 m3 TSHD Sand Heron, which entered into drydock where 20 tonnes of steel in the hopper was replaced. Other work included the removal of the propeller shaft and rudder, which were then overhauled, and renewal of the dredging equipment on-board. TE Connectivity’s 12,184 gt trans-oceanic cable layer CS Responder was also drydocked at A&P Tyne where it had its port thruster removed and completely overhauled. Meanwhile, at A&P Tyne, the 4,415 dwt coastal tanker Superiority was one of two James Fisher & Sons’ vessels to enter drydock. The vessel stayed for seven days during which time she underwent an intermediate survey, and had its hull painted and its generator and alternator overhauled. The second James Fisher & Sons’ tanker
