On Dec. 20th, Changxing Shipyard finished the repairing job of MV THOR WAVE successfully. The vessel arrived at the shipyard and started her repair on Dec. 5th 2011.The main job was the steel renewal including 19pcs. of hatch covers; steel renewal iwo FPT & chain locker bulkhead; as well as the steel renewal iwo No.1~5 cargo holds (including longitudinal bulkhead, inner bottom plate and sandblasting etc.); the modification of the accommodation ventilator; E.R OWS repair and deck hydro pipe renewal, etc.
Technical Data
Vessel type: Bulk Carrier
Gross tonnage: 25,889 tons
Summer DWT: 39,042 tons
Length: 188 m
Beam: 30 m
Draught: 10.5 m
The yard’s production department and workshops arranged the labor to start all the jobs after the job inspection on board. The difficulty was the weight of the hatch cover was quite heavy (Max. 50tons/pc) and it’s hard to move ashore by the shore crane. The yard’s workshop instructed the workers to weld the ear plate on hatch cover all night long and finally finish hatch cover sandblasting and steel renewal job on schedule. Another difficulty was all the steel renewal job scattering in various locations and each steel plate was not big. The workers conquered the cold weather and spared no efforts to complete all the repair jobs.
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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, December 27, 2011