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SHIP REPAIR NOTES

PROFILE

RCL to Install Scrubbers

BDD Logs Successful ‘14

Bayonne Drydock kicked off last year with the repair and drydocking of the U.S. Navy Ship, Pomeroy fol- lowed by the successful drydocking and repairs of the USNS Watkins. It closed the year with the completion of the USNS Seay; all were completed on time, with the Seay coming in ahead of schedule with work t=hat included bowthruster overhaul repairs, blasting and painting and hull coatings.

In addition to the Grey hulls, BDD 19 Ships to get Re? t. t. Pictured is the view “inside the stacks” of Quantum of the Seas.19 Ships to get Re? Pictured is the view “inside the stacks” of Quantum of the Seas.

serviced several commercial custom- (Photo: RCL) ers via drydock and pier side repairs.

Mike Cranston, President of BDD

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) six engines with a retro? tted AEP sys- AEP systems, most will take place be- (pictured above) said improved pro- will retro? t 19 of its ships with ad- tem for two years. tween 2015 and 2017. grams and initiatives in the areas of vanced emissions puri? cation (AEP) “A retro? t project of this size and Each installation will take approxi-

Management, Quality Assurance and systems, (aka. scrubbers), units de- complexity – and the scale and intri- mately eight months.

Safety coupled with Innovative and signed to remove more than 97% of the cacy of the research, planning and de- AEP systems that scrub sulfur par- strategic planning as part of the out- sulfur dioxide emissions generated by sign required – is unprecedented for ticles from exhaust streams are one of come in having another successful the ships’ diesel engines. The move our company, and has required a very several different emissions reduction year. “Bayonne Drydock has always to scrubbers versus switching to a low systematic process,” said Harri Kulo- tools that RCL employs. Installation of been motivated by our motto to be the sulfur fuel was made for a variety of vaara, EVP, Maritime, Royal Carib- the AEPs is part of the companies over-

Drydock and Repair facility of choice reasons, chief among them though was bean Cruises Ltd. riding strategy to use less fuel, and al- by our customers with the emphasis the fact that with scrubbers RCL ships To ensure the right systems are avail- ready RCL has implemented hundreds ‘On Time and On Budget.’ BDD is can be compliant everywhere they sail, able for each ship’s unique require- of energy-saving initiatives throughout proud of the improved programs that and they are not dependent on spotty ments, RCL contracted two different its ? eet. Several new approaches were were put into place. We don’t want to availability of lower-sulfur fuels. AEP technology suppliers: Alfa Laval taken in building Quantum of the Seas, be complacent and we recognize that

RCCL has developed, tested and and Wärtsilä, with additional compa- including a full-hull air lubrication sys- positive growth is essential to contin- planned for the use of scrubber tech- nies being hired to execute the instal- tem that reduces friction between the ued achievements.” nology since 2010, and two newly built lations. ship and the water, which can result

BDD’s approach to 2015 is contin- ued improvement. “We are increasing RCL ships that entered into service this Beginning in January 2015, instal- in up to seven percent energy savings staff to better service our customers year – Quantum of the Seas and Mein lation will take place on 13 Royal depending on ship speed and itiner- and gearing up for facility improve- Schiff 3 – were among the ? rst cruise Caribbean International ships and six ary; a keycard-operated master switch ments including a state-of-the-art Wa- ships to be built with AEP systems in- Celebrity Cruises ships, during sched- for lights and air-conditioning in guest ter Treatment System Environmental stalled during initial construction. Roy- uled drydockings and while ships are staterooms that reduces unnecessary

Upgrade,” said Cranston. al Caribbean International’s Liberty of in service. While preliminary work has energy usage; and the use of only LED the Seas has been operating one of its begun on several of the ships receiving or ? uorescent lights.

N-KOM: Increases Tanker Business

Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM), which recently celebrated its fourth year in operation, has seen an increasing number of tankers dry docking at its facility in Qatar. With the introduction of de-mucking and de- slopping facilities, tie-up with local customs for ‘ship spares in transit’ and an expanded range of on-site service providers, the shipyard has attracted several major clients over the past year, such as Maran Tankers, Odfjell, V Ships, Eu- ronav and Dynacom Tankers. N-KOM has already undertaken the installation of a Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) for STASCO’s LNG carrier Al

Utouriya, and will be undertaking its ? rst ME-GI (Main Engine Gas Injec- tion) conversion project for a Q-Max LNG carrier in the ? rst half of 2015.

The yard signed an agreement with Greek engineering ? rm HeLeNGI to work on the retro? t of Greek ferries as part of the Poseidon-Med Project.

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