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Ship Repair

ASRY Converts Heavy-Lift

Crane Ship

Bahrain's Arab Shipbuilding & Repair

Yard (ASRY) is currently carrying out a multi-million dollar conversion contract for the Iran Offshore Engineering Com- pany (IOEC) — a first for the yard. Pre- viously, ASRY has performed a total of four modification projects of conven- tional tankers to Floating Storage Units (FSUs), and Floating Storage Offload- ing Units (FSOs).

The contract involves the heavy-lift crane ship Abouzar 1200, which will be converted to a deepwater pipe-lay barge capable of laying pipe in up to 100 m water, using the S-lay method. Abouzar 1200 will receive new pipe handling equipment in order to handle pipe from 8 to 60-in. diameter, fully coated. The vessel is currently equipped with a 1200

SHT main crane and an eight anchor mooring system with eight mooring winches, fitted with 2.5-in. wire extend- ing 4,921 ft. (1,500 m).

The vessel will be used on Phase 1 of the 120 km Iran South Pass develop- ment. which will carry natural gas to the refinery at Assaloueh.

With class inspection performed by

Det Norske Veritas, Holland's Gusto

Engineering carried out the design of the conversion, which entails the ves- sel's widening by 10 ft. (3 m) on both sides along the full 131 ft. (40 m) of its overall length.

Originally constructed as the Norwe- gian tanker Capto by Sweden's Eriks- berg Shipyard, Abouzar was purchased in January 1985 by Hyundai Heavy

Industries (HHI), and converted at

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to a 1,200-ton heavy-lift crane barge.

Known as HHI 1200, the vessel was operated by the yard until its purchase by IOEC approximately three years ago.

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Transfer of Ownership

Commences at Grand

Bahama Shipyard

Due to a revised ownership structure for a recently opened ship repair yard in

Freeport, Grand Bahama, the yard, which had been previously known (on two separate occasions) as Freeport

Ship Care Facility and Lloyd Werft

Grand Bahama, has been renamed

Grand Bahama Shipyard.

The yard commenced operations in

September 2000 under the supervision of Germany's Lloyd Werft, who ulti- mately decided to withdraw from the project due to an increased workload at its main Bremerhaven yard. The largest single shareholder in the new company will be the Grand Bahama Port Authori- ty-

The yard opened for business last year, subsequent to a totally refurbished pana- max floating dock had been installed.

With a lifting capacity of 30,000 tons and clear internal dimensions of 879 x 110 ft. (268 x 33.5 m), the dock is fully equipped to provide services to all types of vessels and is fitted with two 25-ton cranes. The yard also boasts two 984 ft. (300-m) wet berths with 46 ft. (14-m) draft alongside, a new workshop com- plex and full supporting infrastructure.

Located less than 100 miles from

Miami, Fla. on the island of Grand

Bahama, the yard has completed repairs budget counts

Efficiency, Productivity, and Competitive Price have served as our hallmark for 40 years.

When your ship repair and conversion needs require quality, professionalism and personal service at a competitive price contact Detyens Shipyards.

Graving Docks for Ships up to 750 ft in Length

Over 7,000 ft of Pier Space with Services

Finest Machine Shop and Mechanical Capability 7 years Experience with UHP Water Blasting 24 Hour a Day Service - 7 Days a Week

Flexible Cross-Craft Training

DETYENS SHIPYARDS, INC. 1670 Drydock Avenue

North Charleston.SC 29405-2121 USA fax 843.308.8059

JERRY MOSHER Vice President - Chief Estimator tel 843.308.8031 email [email protected]

DAVID ENMAN Marketing - Sales tel 904.443.6233 email [email protected]

Main Yard Cooper River. Charleston. SC Wando Yard Mt Pleasant, SC Jacksonville Yard St Johns River, Jacksonville. FL

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