Feature 1 | CRUISE SHIP REPAIR AND REFITS UK outfitters carry on the good work
Both Trimline and Mivan report a strong start to cruise work in 2011, carrying on where they leſt off in 2010.
start to 2011 for Southampton-based marine outfitters Trimline. A team of more than 60 Trimline personnel has been carrying out the two-month project in the Lisnave yard in Lisbon, where they have re-built 74 crew cabins from the floor upwards, initially installing a floating floor on a steel deck followed by fitting bulkheads and deckheads. Once the framework of the cabins was in place, electricians and plumbers set to work wiring the areas and fitting new wet units, including basins and showers, as well as installing HVAC modifications. Te cabins were then fitted out with new furniture, fittings and soſt furnishings. Trimline had previously upgraded the
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passenger areas of the Island Escape when she was part of the Island Cruises fleet and further passenger work has been included in the latest project, including new carpets in public areas. Te niche cruise ship Hebridean Princess is also benefitting from Trimline’s expertise in cabin work with new passenger accommodation being created and fitted out from an existing cabin area while the ship is docked in Glasgow. Te promising start to 2011 continues the good end to the previous year, when Trimline completed major projects on the Cunard ships Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland-based Mivan capped a busy 2010 in the cruise ship
Mivan fitted out the wine room for the Pacific Pearl’s Waterfront restaurant.
sector with the successful fit-out of the Pacific Pearl in Sembawang Shipyard, Singapore. Working once again for client Carnival Australia, the scope of work included the speciality restaurant Salt Grill, the Waterfront Restaurant, Choc Café and the Connexions and Oasis Bars. Te Waterfront Restaurant was the largest area within Mivan’s remit with the inclusion of the wine tasting area as its centrepiece. In total, Mivan delivered over £3.5 million
of projects in the cruise ship sector during 2010. Looking forward, Mivan has already
secured over £4 million of cruise ship outfitting orders for 2011 in the Bahamas and Europe. Te largest of these contracts is the £2.6 million fit-out of Grand Princess, taking place in the spring. Other notable contract awards include its first contract with the five-star cruise line Crystal Cruises for the fit-out of two retail areas onboard the Crystal Serenity, designed by II BY IV based in Toronto, Canada. In addition Mivan will be working with SMC Design on the conversion of the Royal Princess to the Adonia for Carnival UK. SCRT
Pullmantur pair put Gibdock to the test
Gibdock recently handled back to back repairs of two of Pullmantur’s cruise vessels Empress and Sovereign.
the Seas - arrived at the Gibdock yard in Gibraltar on 10 November 2010, for a 14 day stay that included repairs to correct leaks to the bilge and fuel
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he 48,563gt, 2020-passenger capacity Empress - formerly Royal Caribbean’s Empress of
oil tanks. The No. 7 fuel oil tank was cleaned and chemically washed before pipes and tank insulation materials were removed to facilitate access. Fire protection arrangements
compartment. Tanktop plates on the bilge tank and
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had to be made to separate the areas to be repaired from the rest of the
bulkhead plates on the fuel oil tank were cropped and renewed with inserts using MS grade A steel that had first been shot blasted and primed. In all these repairs involved some 800kg of
Shiprepair and Conversion Technology 1st Quarter 2011
major refit of crew accommodation on the Tomson Cruises’ vessel, Island Escape, has ensured a bright
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