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Grand Bahama Shipyard
Receives Quality Mark
Grand Bahama Shipyard has received
ISO 9001 accreditation from the interna- tional certification body, Lloyd's
Register Quality Assurance Ltd. Mr.
Graham Brown, Vice President of
Lloyd's Register North America Inc. presented the certificate of approval to the company on August 28 at the ship- yard. The accreditation has been achieved in less than three years after the start-up of the operation and it is one of only a handful of such accreditations for industrial organizations in the
Bahamas. It confirms that the quality management systems in place at the shipyard meet the highest International
Standards and it endorses the commit- ment from the company and all it's employees to continually improve the way in which operations are managed.
Chris Millman, CEO said "All of the effort and investment we have made in achieving this standard is a sign of how seriously we take our quality issues and the speed with which we have gained our accreditation is a testament to dedi- cation and skill of our workforce. The certification highlights the fact that a vital goal has been reached in our aim to create a world-class ship repair facility here on Grand Bahama. Our quality management systems, which have now received accreditation on an internation- al stage, will help us to ensure that we maintain the highest standards for our services and that we reach our goal which is to exceed customer expecta- tions each and every time we repair a ship."
Currently in the shipyard is Carnival's 70,367 git cruise vessel Fantasy, which is expected to stay for some five weeks.
Much of the work is interior refurbish- ment, which is being carried out by
Belfast's Mirvan.
GBS is one of the industries new arrivals, only opening for business dur- ing the late nineties. Locationally ideal for the cruise vessel repair industry,
GBS has already completed a number of large repair and refit projects in this industry, and looks to maintain a leading position for the years to come. However,
GBS management are also keen to increase the market share for more con- ventional ships trading in the area. The yard has already looked at the gas carri- er market, and to improve their chances in this trade, has spent time and money in training for the workforce. To this end
GBS has received certification from
Norway's Det Norske Veritas (DNV) to verify that it has recently successfully completed a 'Liquid Natural Gas carrier' training and familiarization program.
October 2003
Cascade General Granted
USNS Rainier Contract
Cascade General Inc., Portland, Ore., is to be Awarded a $6,192,763 firm- fixed-price contract for the post- turnover shipyard availability of the
USNS Rainier. Work will be performed in Portland, Ore., and is expected to be completed in December 2003. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with five pro- posals solicited and two offers received.
The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift
Command. headquartered in
Washington. D.C. is the contracting activity (N62383-03-C2271).
Repair & Conversion
UltraStrip Awarded Air
Gap Magnetic Patent
UltraStrip Systems, Inc. the developer of robotic ship hull cleaning equipment, announced that it has received from the
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