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Ship Repair

Recent projects and upgrades from ship repair and conversion

Astican Gives Africa Mercy 15+ Years of New Life here are thousands of ship repair and refurbishment projects annually, but

Twhen the project involves Mercy

Ships, the global charity that operates ? oating hospitals to provide critical sur- geries in the ports of some of the world’s poorest nations, the gravity of the project is elevated far above and beyond the no- tion of getting a ship back in service to preserve it’s revenue making.

For Astican Shipyard and Rainmaker

LLC, Astican’s North American Com- mercial Of? ce, Africa Mercy has been one of the most important projects this year.

The hospital ship in the world from

Mercy Ships, measuring 152 x 23.7m, and 16,572 tons, exited Astican recently following an extensive work scope de- signed to add 15 years to her service life.

The major scope of work included the replacement of more than 70 tons of steel, covering the hull and bulkheads plates, the frames, all structural mem- bers, plus the replacement of 350m o? n- ternal piping, as well as hull treatment, steel works, tank coating (blasting and painting) among others.

80 hulls had to be opened to accom- modate the blasting equipment and tanks works to ensure safety during the work.

Photos courtesy Astican

A lot of work was also exterior, such as the deck cranes and her chimney, which was structurally renovated. 120 windows were replaced and up to 49 tons of paint were used to make it as good as new again.

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