WORKBOATS AND TUGS
Skandi Vitoria Now Has a Golden Seagoing Solution
A consignment of SOLASAFE navigation safety aid products was recently dispatched from South Shields to Rotterdam, to be installed at the navigation bridge windows of the Brazilian-built pipe-lay support vessel (PLSV), SKANDI VITORIA.
The Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel (MPOV) is of an STX OSCV 06 design and was the first pipe-lay vessel built in Brazil, back in 2010.
Equipped with vertical and horizontal pipe-lay systems, a 250 mt crane, and two Remotely Operated Vehicles, it is capable of operating in water depths up to 3,000 meters, suited for pipe laying, subsea construction, installation and maintenance work.
Able to carry a load of 9,000 tons deadweight, SKANDI VITORIA is 142mt Length, 27mt Beam, 7mt draught and has an average speed of 7.5 knots. See attached photo of vessel taken in Brazil (Thanks to
marinetraffic.com for use of photo).
Manufactured at Solar Solve’s South Shields based headquarters just before Christmas, the Type Approved roller sunscreens are being fitted at all 40 of the windows around the wheelhouse, whilst the ship is undergoing repairs in Amsterdam.
Solar Solve Chairman John Lightfoot MBE, commented, “The supply of screens for retrofitting to older vessel windows is a significant part of our business. The screens for this vessel have been supplied with a gold film
which is highly reflective on the outside surface, enhancing the rejection of glare and infra-red light, to improve the working environment for the people working on the bridge.”
“Our World Wide Distributor based in the Netherlands did very well to win this contract for Solar Solve.”
Full details of Solar Solve Marine and its product range are available from the company website.
q +44 191 454 8595 E
info@solasolv.com H
www.solasolv.com
Royal IHC and DMI Sign Contract to Dock and Repair HNLMS Groningen
Recently Royal IHC and the Directie Materiele Instandhouding (DMI: Department of Material Maintenance) of the Royal Netherlands Navy signed a contract for the docking and repair of HNLMS Groningen. Royal IHC’s Director of Defence, Louwrens op de Beek, and DMI’s Head of Purchasing, Annemieke Selbach, put their signatures to the document at the naval yard in Den Helder.
HNLMS Groningen is currently back in The Netherlands due to issues with the propeller shaft on the starboard side. Royal IHC will coordinate and carry out the inspection of the shaft, and to this end, the ship will be docked at the Reimerswaal shipyard in Vlissingen.
The project will be carried out in two phases. Firstly, the propeller shaft will be removed and its associated components disassembled so that an inspection can take place. The patrol vessel will then return to Den Helder. After the propeller shaft has been repaired, the HNLMS Groningen will dock again in Vlissingen where Royal IHC will reinstall it.
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“We are honoured that DMI has awarded us this contract,” says Louwrens op de Beek. “Alongside the engineering assignments that Royal IHC is currently carrying out, this project is a great opportunity to use our knowledge and expertise more widely for the Dutch Ministry of Defence. It is a step towards our ambition to intensify our cooperation with them, and together, we will ensure that HNLMS Groningen can carry out its tasks effectively once more.”
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