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Astilleros Espanoles To

Convert Tanker To FPSO

Astilleros Espanoles signed a contract with Bluewater Terminal

Systems for the conversion of the tanker Dirch Maersk into a float- ing, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to be called

Uisge Gorm.

Once converted, the vessel will be operated in the Fife Field in the

British area of the North Sea, used by Amerada Hess.

This is the fifth conversion per- formed by Astilleros Espanoles'

Cadiz shipyard.

The Cadiz yard converted the

Ildefonso Fierro and the Sitala for

Shell,FPSO VI for Ashland Oil and

Alisa Craig for Fosco N.V.

In order to improve the produc- tivity of the conversion works, it will be necessary to drydock the vessel three times in the Cadiz ship- yard and to move it to the Puerto

Real Shipyard for a short time to fit the heaviest equipment.

The conversion of theUisge Gorm entails: structure and fixed point mooring system; forward crude in- take; module support structure on deck; service support structure and landing areas; flare stack for the gas remaining from the process plant; building and fitting of helicopter landing area; installation of two cranes on deck and their correspon- dent material stowage areas; modi- fication of the accommodation spaces according to regulations in force and enlarging them in order to accom- modate 54 people; installation of new lifeboats and davits; integral modifi- cation of the ballast and cargo sys- tems; installation of a sternthruster; installation of a new turbo-alterna- tor; modification of the fuel system for boilers in order to operate on dual fuel using gas coming from the pro- cess; modification of the firefighting system; extension of the electric and automation service which enables the feed and control of all ship activi- ties; construction and fitting of a service and power module, consist- ing of one compartment to be in- stalled which will stow five diesel motors fitted to two well water injec- tion pumps and to three compres- sors for the reinjection of process gas.

Aside from conversion work, re- pairs and ship life extension work for the Uisge Gorm entail: checking and arrangement of all the piping, machinery and electricity services; structural steel surfaces treatment and coating, including tanks as well as decks and accommodation exteri- ors; cathodic protection installation; additional reinforcement of the structure in order to compensate the structural fatigue life for a pe- riod of at least 15 years.

The ship is due for delivery, after the conversion and repair work, on

March 15, 1995.

For more information on

Astilleros Espanoles

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SSE Secures Further

Contract For Two

Container Vessels

Singapore Shipbuilding & Engi- neering Ltd. (SSE), the marine arm of Singapore Technologies, secured a further contract to build two 1,018-

TEU type SS-700 container vessels for Singapore-based Regional Con- tainer Lines Pte. Ltd. (RCL).

The vessels are priced at about $22.5 million each and will be deliv- ered in the third and fourth quar- ters of 1996.

The SSE standard type SS-700 container vessels have a dwt of 12,700 and service speed of 17 knots.

SSE confirmed that the container vessels contracted earlier this year with RCL Bangkok will also be of the SSE type SS-700 design.

With this contract, SSE will have built 22 container vessels for clients worldwide.

Recent deliveries for Singapore

Shipbuilding & Engineering include three 456-TEU vessels for

Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines and two 400-TEU RoRo/LoLo ves- sels for U.S.-based Tropical Ship- ping and Construction Co. Ltd.

For more information on SSE

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