ferry repair & refurbishment news Grand Manan Adventure back in operation
Coastal Transport’s Grand Manan Adventure returned to service towards the end of 2011, following repairs to one of its two 470kW electrically driven Berg bow thrusters. The 85m passenger/vehicle ferry operates in the Bay of Fundy offshore New Brunswick, Canada.
The new ferry encountered
Stena RoRo is to supervise the refurbishment of Scandlines- operated vessel, Aurora of Helsingborg. Owned by Stena Line, the 110m ship is having passenger areas upgraded across two of its decks, including the galley.
problems just four days after its maiden voyage on 15 August 2011 and was drydocked at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax yard in Nova Scotia. The original builder, Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Florida, USA, and Berg Propulsion both sent representatives to the yard to oversee the repairs. The second bow thruster was
Scandlines upgrade overseen by Stena
Aurora of Helsingborg is being drydocked at the Landskrona Shipyard in Sweden between 21 February and 23 March. Northern Irish company, MJM Group, will perform the interior fit out and supply all furniture and equipment as part of a €5
also checked to ensure a similar problem would not occur. During the off season, Grand Manan Adventure replaced Grand Manan V, which has been in operation since 1990. Grand Manan V will be laid up until spring, when both ferries will operate between the mainland and Grand Manan Island.
million sub-contract.
The ship can accommodate 1,250 passengers and 240 cars on sailings between Helsingör, Denmark, and Helsingborg in Sweden. The upgrade follows similar projects on sistership, Tycho Brahe and the 111m Hamlet. PST
Ben-my-Chree undergoes bow thruster repairs
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Co vessel Ben-my-Chree spent three days in drydock at UK yard Cammell Laird in December. One Wärtsilä bow thruster, damaged by ingested debris last May, had been removed in drydock in June. The vessel continued to operate using the remaining bow thrusters while Wärtsilä repaired the damaged unit. Isle of Man Steam Packet Co’s
chief executive, Mark Woodward, explained, “In November, Wärtsilä indicated that the bow thruster wouldn’t be delivered until early in the New Year. Because of the difficulty in obtaining drydock slots and sourcing replacement freighter vessels, at the time we envisaged possibly having to wait until Ben’s annual drydocking in April to refit the unit.
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Ben-my-Chree’s bow thruster was damaged by ingested debris “However, we maintained
pressure on Wärtsilä and they eventually confirmed the bow thrust unit would be ready for mid-December. I am pleased that they were able to improve upon the revised delivery dates and that they openly and publicly accepted responsibility for the delay in repair. We were also fortunate that Cammell Laird was able to quickly allocate a drydock slot for us. Ben-my-Chree has
actually been the most reliable vessel we have employed.” During the vessel’s scheduled
April drydocking, it will be replaced on the Heysham to Isle of Man route by a large capacity freight ferry chartered from Northlink Ferries, while Isle of Man Steam Packet Co’s other vessel, Manannan, will cover all passenger and car services. The chartered freighter will be either Helliar or sister ship, Hildasay.
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