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The ST Marine yard with the Saipem pipelayer on the left and HMAS Success in the middle.
servicing the inboard Volvo Penta diesel engine. Te lifeline handles were also replaced and patch repairs made as required, while a new rear towing bridle was manufactured and fitted along with a new dry powder fire extinguisher. Finally repairs were carried out to the rubbing strake and liſting assembly and new reflective tapes were fitted.
Singapore Naval contract Dubai
breakthrough ST Marine of Singapore has made a significant breakthrough by securing its first contract with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Te yard is to convert its 157.2m long combat logistics vessel, HMAS Success, to be double hulled, to meet International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards for environmental protection against oil spills. Work is now underway on this project and the vessel will be redelivered by the end of June 2011. On the commercial vessel front, ST Marine has
announced two significant repair and conversion jobs from Saipem, Portugal and the Coastline Group of Companies. Saipem’s 31,901grt, 188m long SEMAC 1, a semi submersible pipelaying vessel, will undergo various upgrading and modification works, including the upgrade of the stern winches, installation of new pipe tensioners, modification of the Abandonment and Recovery winch, general maintenance activities and the ‘Australisation’ of the vessel. As SEMAC 1 will be deployed in Australia, the vessel
needs to undergo this process to meet various specific local requirements, such as having cabin accommodating a maximum of two persons and being equipped with a private toilet unit, as well as ensuring that the entire vessel is asbestos free. Some of the major items of Australisation work will include removing the existing accommodation to rebuild 168 new cabins with galley and offices, building a new helideck and an extra accommodation block. Te Saipem project has also now commenced at ST Marine and is expected to be completed by the end of July 2011. For Coastline’s Caballo Maya, a 143.5m long, 22m wide offshore diving support construction vessel, ST Marine
12 Shiprepair and Conversion Technology 1st Quarter 2011 Topaz opens new
workshop Te Marine Automation and Instrumentation arm of Topaz Marine Repair, a business unit of Topaz Energy and Marine, has recently launched a new 375 m2 facility in the Al Quoz area of Dubai that will serve as a calibration laboratory and electronics and electrical systems workshop and will accommodate its switchboard construction business. Te new facility is equipped with hydraulic crimping
machines, a hydraulics hose storage area, a loading bay as well as an in-house designed crane hoist and office space. Another feature is a training room for conducting technical and workshop training sessions.
Topaz new workshop will enhance its electrical systems repair and upgrade capability.
has been contracted to fabricate and install new sponsons, in order to widen the vessel and improve stability; to add crane foundations in preparation for a new 850tonnes capacity heavy-liſt crane; and make modifications to the vessel’s the stern section. Caballo Maya arrived at ST Marine’s Tuas Yard in mid-December 2010 and is expected to join Coastline’s fleet of deep sea offshore support vessels by the end of the first quarter 2011.
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