INDUSTRY ROUND-UP
Extraordinary Dockings and Unscheduled Ship Repairs Boost 2020 for A&P
Samskip Express
Forty-two extraordinary dockings and unscheduled repairs contributed to A&P Group’s strong performance in 2020 – despite the challenges of operating during a pandemic.
Across all three facilities, A&P’s teams deployed their fast-turnaround response and technical expertise to carry out repair work on vessels in the offshore, ferry, chemicals, dredging and military sectors – some with as little as 24 hours’ notice.
Offshore construction/diving support vessel Rever Polaris, now
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Boka Polaris, visited A&P Tyne in November for hull repairs and upgrades. Plates were templated, profiled and rolled at A&P’s on-site fabrication facility and a number of smaller welds were also carried out. New structural members were also profiled and fitted to the tanks to provide additional stiffening.
While the vessel was in the dry dock, other works included a full repaint of the hull, sea chests and vertical sides; replacement of the umbilical supports in the dive bell; manufacture of new hot water pipes and removal of the external stairs for steel repairs. The team operated 247 shifts to ensure the undocking schedule was met.
Prysmian’s offshore supply ship Normand Pacific also visited A&P Tyne in 2020 for a complex blend of fabrication, mobilisation and marine work. Due to a tight schedule, A&P began the manufacture of the new 54tonne mezzanine structure, stairs and grillages on site 28 days prior to the vessel’s arrival.
Mobilisation involved multiple contractors on site and stringent consideration of Covid-19 guidance. A number of significant lifts were involved in order to ready the mezzanine for the addition of deck grating, handrails and cable trays, and its subsequent installation on the vessel.
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