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and installed on deck; and the vessel’s existing hydraulic line was renewed and approximately 75,000m of new line was added. Business at ASRY has seen a similar
pattern overall so far this year, with the number of vessels docked in total down on 2009 levels. However during the first half of 2010 the Bahrain yard repaired a total of 28 tankers, compared with 24 in January-June 2009. While the number of tanker visitors was up on the same period of last year, the yard points out that the average spend per ship was down. As chief executive officer Chris Potter explains: “Owners continue to feel the effects of the global recession and, consequently, they are only spending the minimum amount on repairs.” ASRY also highlights the fact that the
tanker market is generating less steel repairs than in previous years, as owners and operators phase out single-hull vessels and replace them with new double-hull tankers. Te yard notes, though, that the
arrival of more double-hull tankers is helping to increase demand from owners for advanced mechanical services. In response to this trend, ASRY has
started turning the yard into a ‘one stop shop’ for all types of mechanical repairs and servicing work. Initiatives include the opening up of a new dedicated turbocharger repair workshop, operated by TurboNed, the signing of a new service agreement with leading propulsion specialist Wärtsilä and, in June this year, the opening of a greatly expanded Goltens workshop within the shipyard. Furthermore, a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the yard and MAN Diesel for the latter to have a presence within the yard, giving support to ASRY on main and auxiliary engine work. Notable tanker repairs carried out by
ASRY in the first half of 2010 included steel repairs to the Indian flag 154,971dwt Pratibha Bheema, owned by Mumbai’s Pratibha Shipping. This tanker arrived
in Bahrain in March for what the owner thought would be 600tonnes of steel renewal. However, as more and more parts of the vessel were inspected this figure jumped to 2000tonnes and repairs were eventually completed by the end of August. Another significant visitor to ASRY in the first half of 2010 was OSG Ship Management’s 441,585dwt TI Oceania, which underwent alongside repair work. Despite the downturn, ASRY is pushing
ahead with a major investment project that will add 1200m of quay wall for the alongside repairs of vessels up to 300,000dwt and which will have a draſt of 12m. In addition the company is building a further 180m long quay adjacent to the two new slipways which were added in 2009 and which can handle vessels up to 40,000dwt. ASRY expects to have the first 400m of quay in service by the end of this year and the remainder of these new facilities in place by the end of 2011. SCRT
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