SHIP REPAIR & CONVERSION
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Boskalis, the ship underwent
installation of dredging equipment
and general repairs.
Spanish shipbuilding and repair
giant Astilleros Espanoles (AESA)
has been awarded another contract
from the Brazilian offshore mar-
ket, namely a $145 million con-
tract to convert a VLCC into a
FPSO unit.
The 300,000-dwt tanker, which
has not yet been specified, but is
expected to be lifted from the
Petrobras fleet, will be converted
at the AESA's Cadiz yard.
Awarded by Esmeril, which will
operate the converted unit on
behalf Petrobras, the vessel will be
re-delivered in November 1998.
After delivery the vessel will be
moored in waters reaching 3,300
ft. (1,000 m) on Petrobras'
Roncador offshore field. During
May, the Cadiz yard delivered the
converted FPSO Petrobras 32,
which was formerly VLCC Cair
six months ahead of schedule.
Germany's Lloyd Wer
(Bremerhaven) has won a contra
— believed to be valued in tl
range of $5 million — for the coi
version of the 25,950-dwt bulk/coi
tainership Southern Dawn to
dedicated frozen orange juice carr
er. The vessel was scheduled 1
arrive in Bremerhaven during tl
second week of August and we
slated to stay at the yard fc
approximately 55 days.
The twelve 1,100-tons stainles
steel tanks are being built b
Holvrieka (Holland); this order i
being done directly between th
owner and Holvrieka.
It is understood that the convei
sion project will cost about $8 mii
lion. Norway's Mjellem i
Karlsen's Laksevag Verft, Berger
has been awarded the refurbish
ment and upgrading contract fo
the world's oldest sailing vessel c
its kind — the 305-ft. (93-mJ
three-masted Statsraai
Lehmkuhl.
The upgrade includes fitting j
new steel deck on the half deck
and renewal of 75-mm thick dec!
on top of the steel deck, as well ai
renewal and upgrade of naviga
tional aids, radio stations, inter
com systems, fire protection equip
ment, safety stations, mair
switchboards and all cabling wit!
terminal and switch panels, new
ventilation and new cabin furni-
ture.
The work will also include
restoration of staterooms, new
deck offices, sanitary piping, FW<
piping, as well as renovation ol
Mesan Mast with stays and fit-
tings, upgrade of the EO-class
engine room.
The ship is expected to enter the
Laksevag yard around the first
week of October and will be rede-
livered by the end of January
1998.
Rumors are mounting that
AESA's Astander Shipyard will
change hands, possibly linking the
state-owned ship repairer with fel-
low Spanish company Union Naval
de Levante (UNL), the country's
largest private shipbuilding and
repair group, which has facilities
at Valencia (shipbuilding) and
Barcelona (ship/repair).
However, a spokesperson for
UNL has intensified the Astandei
yard. Speculation concerning the
future of the facility has beer
heightened by a decision to remove
Astander from the conversion mar
ket as part of a broader agreemem
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