US$8 million. During the docking one of the ship’s engines and a generator were replaced and work carried out to repair other engines damaged by the
fire. The engines were situated below the waterline and this required cutting a hole in the vessel’s hull, taking out the damaged equipment and replacing
Signal upgrades drillship
A major offshore contract has helped keep Signal International’s Gulf coast facilities busy.
T
he Pascagoula and Mobile yards operated by Signal International have been working on a major
contract for Transocean Offshore to refurbish and upgrade its Deepwater Navigator drillship. The vessel arrived at Signal’s East Bank
yard in Pascagoula in October 2010 and the scope of repair and refurbishment work to be carried out at this location includes enhancement
to the living
quarters, fabrication and installation of a new helicopter deck; the replacement of high and low pressure pipe systems; enhancement to ventilation systems, upgrades to electrical power, communication and control systems; and equipment removals and repairs. Once the equipment had been the vessel was transferred
removed,
to the Mobile yard where Deepwater Navigator is to undergo hull and tank
repairs, thruster removal and repair, servicing of the main propulsion system and hull painting. Upon completion the ship will return to the Pascagoula shipyard for
final installation and
commissioning works, and redelivery to the owner. In total Deepwater Navigator will stay
in the two Signal yards for 160 days and the contract is said to be worth around US$32.4 million. SCRT
Grimaldi docks at Brooklyn yard
One of the leading independent East Coast yard operators is upbeat about 2011 prospects.
A
notable recent project for the Brooklyn shipyard operated by GMD Shipyard required extensive work on the
Grimaldi ro-ro vessel Grande Benin. Included in the scope of work were repairs to extensive rudder damage. Grimaldi is now a regular customer at Brooklyn, which concentrates on commercial vessel types, underlining its ability to compete for international shipping clients. By contrast the other yard operated by
GMD, Bayonne Drydock, mainly handles US naval work. Last year around 60% of its activity was military related, with a number of projects in particular carried out for the Military Sealiſt Command (MSC). Michael Cranston, GMD Shipyards’
president said: “Last year we had a good volume of work at both our yards. I am reasonably optimistic that this positive trend will continue into 2011.” GMD has two 330m long drydocks at
Brooklyn, and a small dock that is 85m long. Te Bayonne has a single 333m long dock, which is supplemented by alongside repair facilities. SCRT
them. The new main engine was flown to Italy from San Francisco on an Antonov cargo plane before being floated out to the drydock. SCRT
GMD’s Brooklyn yard, which recently docked Grimaldi’s Grande Benin. Shiprepair and Conversion Technology 1st Quarter 2011 35
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