CIC Changxing Shipyard Completes Repair Works for MV Teamworth No.1 (China)

On December 6, 2011, CIC Changxing Shipyard completed the emergency repair of MV Teamworth No.1 and delivered a sound end to this 6-day project.

The main jobs were to replace 30m2 of stern plate, 9m2 of steel plate iwo poop deck and 6m2 of steel plate between pump room and refrigerating room.

A small quantity of steel work did not make an easy job since the refrigerating room and the pump room were involved. The time requirement of emergency repair was placed as priority to be satisfied as well as the gas-free requirements. Upon her arrival, the supervisors and foremen got onboard for close inspection and accordingly worked out a detailed schedule and safety measures. The insulation of refrigerating room was immediately removed at the night, and next morning, the following hidden jobs were inspected and undertaken by shipyard.

The owner’s superintendent accepted the shipyard`s advice and the oil tank with risks against hot work in neighboring pump room was removed. It only took 4 days to complete the steel jobs including cutting, welding, UT test and pressure test, leaving enough time for the machinery workshop to recover the refrigerating room and pump room.

Technical Data

Vessel type: Bulk Carrier

Gross tonnage: 15,392 tons

Summer DWT: 22,733 tons

Length: 159 m

Beam: 25 m

Draught: 6.6 m

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, December 12, 2011;