Volume up at Chengxi yard China’s Chengxi shipyard is attracting more vessels for repair work.
conversion facilities. Up to the end of August this year the Chengxi
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yard handled 145 vessels, 10% more than in the first eight months of 2009. However, in line with global trends, with owners sanctioning less work per vessel, the total revenue generated by this activity was around 33% down in this period. Notable repair projects carried out so far this
year have included major work on two shuttle tankers for Petrobras, including an overhaul of the azimuth thrusters; extensive modifications to two Becker rudders on open hatch type general cargo ships for Grieg Shipping, taking the number of such conversions for this company to five; cargo and ballast tank blasting on three OBO vessels from Alcoa Steamship, with the average blasting area per vessel being around 100,000m2
; and cargo tank coating for
two vessels for Samos Steamship, averaging 65,000m2
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market and has recently converted a suezmax tanker into a bulk carrier, lengthening the vessel by 23.4m in the process. In addition a naval vessel has been modified at the yard, with the installation of a significant amount of new equipment. A total of six conversion projects are
• Propulsion system repairs and upgrades
• Mediterranean and Black Sea • Africa
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a speciality for the yard. Since completing the first in 1997, Chengxi has completed 25 other conversions of this type. “Overall there will be less conversion projects
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currently underway at the yard. A 2500TEU container vessel is being converted into a livestock carrier, Nada, for a Middle East customer; two 17,900dwt tankers, Diva and Dilya, are being converted with the addition of a double bottom, and the replacement of major engine room equipment, for Petrobras; a panamax bulker is being converted into a self unloader, called Mare, for Scorpio; Algoma Central Corporation has also commissioned a self unloader conversion; the BLT Group of Indonesia has entrusted Chengxi with conversion work on the FPSO Brotojoyo; and an aframax tanker is being converted to a bulk carrier, Xia Men Jing Tai, for a Chinese owner. Self unloader conversions are something of
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Chengxi Shipyard has a number of conversion projects in hand.
in the Chinese market over the next two to three years and competition will become more severe,” says Zasent Zhou, director, business department, “However those specialised in self unloader and offshore projects will see demand prevail, and we will further strengthen our solid position with these kinds of project, by offering
art of the CSSC group of yards, Chengxi is consolidating its position as one of China’s leading repair and
customers a value added service.” Over the past few years Chengxi has
significantly expanded its repair capacity. Most recently, in May 2010, a new floating dock, He Shan, was put into operation and takes the number of floating docks at the yard, and its Xinrong Shipyard subsidiary, to five. Tese include one each for capesize, aframax and handymax tonnage, and two for panamax class vessels. Te investment made by the yard in the new floating dock has boosted capacity by around 20%. Chengxi says it is now looking to invest in
a VLCC dock, probably at a different, coastal location, either through a joint venture or by acquisition. Te aim is to have such a facility operational by early 2012. SCRT
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