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SHIPBUILDING vices include overhauls and repairs of crative and expanding cruise ship repair main engines, turbochargers, fuel equip- market in the near future.

Damen in the USA ment, engine controls as well as the sup- Equipped with a full range of equip- ply of associated spare parts. Goltens ment and facilities, highly skilled staff, has now joined N-KOM’s growing list and the completed repair quality control

Fast Start in Houston of subcontractors along with Wartsila, system, IMC-YY is one of the leading months later. “Opening a permanent Damen Shipbuilding Group estab- MAN Diesel & Turbo, Wilhelmsen, Tur- shipyards in China.

Damen presence in North America is lished a permanent presence in Hous- bo Technik and Cargotec, just to name a As with other yards in the ship repair ton, as of August 1, headed by Jan van a signi? cant milestone for the group,” few. sector, IMC-YY counts its people as its

Hogerwou and Ruud Haneveer. This is said van Hogerwou. • N-KOM entered in ? eet agree- number one asset, and the shipyard has “With over 200 Damen design ves- part of Damen’s policy of expanding ment with the Angelicoussis Shipping set up its own management system based sels built and delivered in the U.S., this its local footprint globally. The ? rst or- Group of companies for the repairs and on the international standard, with ef? - der to be handled by the new entity is has been an important market for our drydocking of all vessels managed by cient staff, technicians and workers. But for four new Damen 3711 Stan Tugs vessels for many years via our ? exible Maran Gas Maritime, Maran Tankers IMC-YY is also keen to promote tech- licensing agreements, and we have en- by Young Brothers, Limited, of Ha- Management and Anangel Maritime Ser- nology oriented methods to ensure that waii. The 37-m, 6,000 hp tugs will be joyed excellent cooperation with ship- vices. sets the standard as a green shipyard. built at Conrad Shipyard, Louisiana, yards across the country. This latest Chinese shipyard GSI (Guangzhou As an example, with increasing aware- initiative will enable us to strengthen under a license and materials agree- Shipbuilding International) delivered ness of environment protection as well ment with Damen. The ? rst vessel will our relationships further with both the newly built MR tanker Stena Imagi- as more strict legislation against envi- be delivered in Q1 2018 and the last 12 builders and operators.” nation to 50-50 joint owners Stena Bulk ronment pollution, IMC-YY and Hubert and Indonesian Golden Agri Resources Pal? nger Technologies, has reached an (GAR). The 50,000-ton, 183 x 32 m ship agreement to establish a joint venture will be operated by Stena Weco and sail company in Zhoushan to develop and in the company’s global logistics system, provide advanced equipment for ship which currently employs about 60 ves- repair and offshore industry. Other co- sels. Stena Imagination is the seventh of operative efforts, for example with top 13 IMOIIMAX tankers ordered by Stena makers of UHP water jetting blasting

Bulk. Previous deliveries include the equipment and technology companies (L to R): Jan van

Stena Impression, Stena Image, Stena in the world, shows how IMC-YY is

Hogerwou, Sales

Imperial and Stena Important in 2015, exploring and adopting various hi-tech,

Manager, Damen as well as the Stena Imperative and environmental friendly solutions for the

Shipyards Gorin-

Stenaweco Impulse earlier this year. ship owners. chem; with Gary

B. Lipely, Direc-

The IMOIIMAX design is a develop- BREDO - the Bremerhavener Dock tor of Marketing ment of an already established concept, GmbH, is a shipyard for repair and con- & Sales, Conrad developed by Stena Teknik together with version located on the German North (Photo: Damen)

Shipyards, USA the shipyard GSI. It offers extra large Sea coast. Around the clock, more than cargo ? exibility, a high level of safety 100 BREDO experts and up to 400 em- and low fuel consumption – 10-20 per- ployees of BREDO’s partners work at cent lower than that of equivalent vessels the four ? oating docks and at the repair when sailing at service speed. berths. The company also employs and

Another Chinese Shipyard, Houshan deploys a specialist teams which is de-

IMC-Yougyue Shipyard & Engineer- signed tocarry out repair work around ing Co., Ltd., has risen ranks quickly the world. The tightly organized project and is ? nding success where other ship- management, the compact yard layout yards in its home country are not. and the network of specialists and part-

Houshan IMC-Yougyue Shipyard & ner companies help to make BREDO

Engineering’s success starts with its one of the fastest repair shipyards in physical facilities, which includes two Northern Europe, that coupled with the graving docks (300,000 dwt, 350 x 65 fact that it has its own steel and engine x 13.6 m; and 100,000 dwt, 251 x 39 x work shops, a 150-t ? oating crane and 11.8m) and two sizable wharfs, one mea- own oil-tank cleaning facility.

suring 524.5m long with a 12-m depth, BREDO’s facilities and assets include: the second 250m long with a 12-m depth. 100 employees (10-15 apprentices); a

IMC-YY started drydocking repairs on ? oating crane “SK 1” with 150 t lifting

January 18, 2006, and it is located at the capacity, and four docks to the follow-

Mazhi island Zhoushan Zhejiang, mean- ing capacity: Dock 4 – 12,000 t lifting ing it is situated in a very convenient capacity; Dock 3– 7,500 t lifting capac- marine convenient traf? c region. The ity; Dock 1 – 4,000 t lifting capacity; and

Serving the Galveston, Houston and Texas Gulf Coast area, Malin International Ship Repair & Drydock is a full service topside repair facility ready to handle your scheduled or emergency repairs. regional location and the favorable port Dock 2 – 1,000 t lifting capacity.

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