Gemak on target for another best-ever year
Te Tuzla-based shipyard has experienced a further increase in repair business in the first quarter of 2012.
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urkish shipyard Gemak enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2011, handling 160 vessels, totalling
4 million dwt, for repairs, up from 123 vessels and 3.5 million dwt in 2010. However, Murat Cengiz, marketing manager, accepts that: “When it comes to the volume of repairs we have seen a certain
amount of shrinkage, as ship
owners were hesitant about ordering anything more than the bare minimum needed to secure class certification.” Te current year has got off to a good
start, as well, with Gemak having an average of 10-15 vessels at a time in the yard over the first quarter. Cengiz adds: “Perhaps a little surprisingly we have seen a considerable increase in volume this year, probably because we are now concentrating more on specific types of vessels, such as dredgers and offshore craſt.” Significant projects in recent months
have included mechanical work to three sister cable layer vessels; three dredgers which needed major steel renewals totalling over 1000tonnes, as well as mechanical upgrades to their dredging equipment; and two chemical tankers which required substantial repairs to their stainless steel cargo tanks due to damage sustained during cargo handling operations. In addition Gemak has modified two offshore supply vessels, making them suitable for passage to the Caspian Sea. Tis involved reducing the accommodation area by around half and installing 350tonnes sponson tanks to the hull of each vessel to reduce the draſt. As of mid-April, Gemak’s workload was
wide and varied, highlighting the diverse capabilities of the shipyard, and included a jack-up rig needing upgrade work and significant steel repairs; a container vessel which was in for major repairs; a tanker that was having its ballast tanks blasted and coated; and major steel works on a dredger. In addition Gemak has secured a contract from Yara Gas Ship of Norway to convert two general cargo vessels to CO2 carriers. Cylindrical shaped tanks for CO2 transportation are being fabricated by Gemak
Gemak has recently lengthened its graving dock giving it a Capesize capability.
Dredger repairs are an area of particular focus for Gemak.
and will be fitted to the vessel along with all the necessary cargo control systems and electrical modifications. Encouraged by its strong performance over
the past 18 months or so, Gemak is making some substantial investments to upgrade its facilities. The company has increased the size of its main drydock from 260m to 300m and as a result has since March been able to handle Suezmax and Cape-sized vessels. As well as this graving dock, the yard has two floating docks and 1900m of repair quays.
Shiprepair and Conversion Technology 2nd Quarter 2012
Gemak has also recently built an additional mechanical workshop, allowing it to undertake more mechanical and machinery repairs in-house. Looking to the future, Cengiz is upbeat.
He says: “Tanks to our efforts to increase the customer satisfaction rate of the yard by carefully monitoring and measuring feedback during 2011, we have signed fleet agreements with several ship owners. Tis should keep repair activities steady even through the currently depressed market.” SRCT
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