Bourbon Docking Records Promising Results

Bourbon Docking Records Promising Results

Bourbon Docking, a new affiliate of BOURBON established in Dubai in January 2012, has achieved very promising results looking back on the first year and a half of operation. Bourbon Docking is in charge of planned vessel maintenance management for all of the Group’s affiliates.

The fleet’s technical availability increased, an achievement based on standardized maintenance, which itself is made possible thanks to standardized vessels. A fleet of built – in – series vessels has common features, such as propulsion components.

Downtime reduced from 23 days to 14 days for the Bourbon Liberty 200’s first planned maintenance periods

“In 2012, 14 Bourbon Liberty 200’s were in drydock, for an average downtime of 23 days, ” explains Stéphane Burgaud, Managing Director of Bourbon Docking. “The planned maintenance periods for this series were then centralized in Nigeria. Since January 1 st , 2013, 9 Bourbon Liberty 200’s were in drydock there, and the average downtime lasted just 14 days, representing a nearly 40% reduction in vessel downtime. ”

The strategy involving the standardization of BOURBON’s fleet translates into genuine added value that contributes to operational efficiency, enabling the Group to be a leader in the offshore oil & gas maritime services sector.

Optimizing vessel downtime in accordance with contract end dates

Since they were established in Dubai in January 2012, Bourbon Docking teams have been growing. Management at the affiliate has been hiring and organizing the various departments in order to meet the growing demand for the BOURBON fleet’s planned maintenance periods. Bourbon Docking mainly consists of procurement, logistics and technical teams working closely with the 15 BOURBON shipmanagers as well as the sales teams. Maintenance periods are thus planned with customer requirements in mind, making it possible to coordinate vessel downtime in accordance with contract end dates.

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Press Release, June 5, 2013