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followed on from a similar project involving Stena Vision in 2010. As far as tankers are concerned one of
the biggest repair projects undertaken last year involved the chemical carrier Mar Christina which suffered damage following an explosion in August. Te vessel came into DSGö in October and the yard carried out all the necessary cleaning, structural steelwork, tank coating and stainless steel piping. Goris adds: “We are particularly well-known for our quality steelwork and we used our in-house tank coating specialist, Premator, to carry out the phenolic tank coating which required very high quality workmanship.”
One of the yard’s strengths, suggests
Goris is its customer service focus. “We don’t overbook the yard; we want to have the capacity to do the job properly and with dedication,” he says. “Tere is a high attention to customer care here and our focus is very much on the quality of service we wish to deliver to our clients.” Damen Shiprepair Götaverken currently
employs 130 people and last year had a turnover of SEK300 million (US$45.5 million). Profits have generally shown an upward trend over the last five years, despite a slight dip in revenue in 2011 due to the more difficult market conditions.
Damen Shipyards Group has more
than 35 shipyards and related companies around the world, eight of which are dedicated to shiprepair, conversion and maintenance. Götaverken is the third largest of those eight and is one of the largest specialist ship repair yards in northern Europe. The yard has five berths, totalling 1.1km of quay length, and two floating docks - one of 155m x 26m, with a draught of 7m; and another panamax sized dock measuring 268m x 35m, with a draught of 8.5m. Tese docks have a liſt capacity of 10,500tonnes and 25,000tonnes respectively. SRCT
Fayard emerges as important regional player
Te move to Lindoe is paying off.
the Danish island of Lindoe and rebrand itself as Fayard appears to have been a highly successful one. Brian Krogh Andersen, Fayard’s sales
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manager, says: “Business has been great and the volume of work has increased due to the new and improved facilities at Lindoe. Our normal workload in terms of both dry and wet dockings has increased and we have also gained market share due to the move to the larger facilities.” He points out that in particular the company has been able to dock vessels up to 45m width compared to 32m before. He adds: “Tere were 15 dockings in
2011 that we would not have had capacity for at our former location. So we are already reaping the fruits of this investment.” Fayard has handled a number of
significant projects recently for Teekay, Knutsen, Stena and Bourbon among others. Te yard has also won a contract to upgrade and convert the drilling rig, Maersk Giant, following on from the successful docking of another rig, Maersk Guardian in 2011. “Tis puts us firmly on the map for the jack-up market,” says Andersen. “We are determined to be a significant player in this segment.”
36 Fayard has seen an increase in business since its move to Lindoe.
he Fredericia Shipyard’s decision to move to the former AP Møller- owned Odense Steel Shipyard on
Tis April Fayard has also docked Color
Fantasy, a large passenger ferry for Color Line. Tis was handled at Dock 3 in Lindoe, the first time this large facility has been used by Fayard. Fayard has invested heavily in upgrading
Dock 3, which is where the largest Maersk Line ships were built, so it can now dock ships 415m in length and 90m in width. Dock 3 is being rented by Fayard and has been brought up to ISO 9001:2008 certification standards,
along with the rest of the yard. As well as now having a total of four drydocks, Fayard operates of 700m of repair quays and has craneage with a maximum total liſt capacity of 1000tonnes. Looking ahead Andersen says: “Tis will be
a year of fierce competition. But we are certain we will continue to see growth in our business and we will further strengthen our position in the market.” SRCT
Shiprepair and Conversion Technology 2nd Quarter 2012
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