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Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque in Europe’s
fi rst LNG dual-fuel dredger conversion
Nineteen months after the contract was “LNG isn’t new, of course, but this ground-
awarded, Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque has breaking conversion of an existing vessel
completed Europe’s fi rst conversion of a opens up new possibilities for everyone.
dredger to dual-fuel capability combining With environmental regulations set to
LNG and MGO. tighten ever further in the foreseeable
future, the success of this project is
Damen delivered a turnkey package that evidence for owners of ships operating in
included engineering, procurement and coastal waters and emission control areas
support. The previous propulsion system that there is an alternative to scrapping old
of Dragages-Ports’ Samuel de Champlain vessels and building a new one.”
was diesel-electric burning MGO, and
so the contract included the change of The Samuel de Champlain will now return
generators to dual-fuel models and the to her regular duties of dredging the Loire
installation of on board LNG storage and Seine rivers.
facilities. The project was a complex one
and not without its challenges. The conversion has been part of an
EU-supported initiative to promote LNG
“The Samuel de Champlain conversion has propulsion in short-sea vessels operating
been the subject of much interest within along the European Atlantic coast.
the dredging industry and the maritime
industry in general,” says Fabien Guillemot,
Commercial Manager at Damen Shiprepair
Dunkerque. Damen Shiprepair Brest completes refi t of Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth
Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSBr) completed a 12-day immediately on maintenance to her stabilisers, ABB cabins and corridors, along with the ship’s spa and
repair and refi t programme on Cunard’s Queen Azipods, bow thrusters and water intakes. part of the retail provision.
Elizabeth. The programme was highly intensive
with a series of major systems being overhauled or Meanwhile, above the waterline, work was going Ashore, DSBr performed routine maintenance to
installed. on to install twin exhaust gas cleaning systems Queen Elizabeth’s lifeboats, liferafts and tenders,
(EGCS) which, along with all the pipe and ducting and the yard also cleaned and repainted the hull
On arrival the ship was placed in the yard’s drydock work, involved the removal of two cabins to and topsides of the ship
number 3, one of the largest in Europe at 420 accommodate the additional equipment. Inside
metres, and the relevant manufacturers began the vessel, the refurbishment included a series of

Concordia Damen celebrates naming
of innovative Sendo Liner

On 15 February, Concordia Damen held a celebration to mark the naming
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of the Sendo Liner, an innovative dry cargo vessel. Sendo Shipping in
cooperation with Concordia Damen has designed a completely new vessel Damen building two LNG-Hybrid
for the optimally effi cient transportation of high cube containers between
Rotterdam and Groningen, the Netherlands, and other inland terminals. RoRo ferries for Seaspan
The liner, measuring 110 x 11.4 metres, has the ability to carry additional Damen is building two LNG-Hybrid RoRo Ferries for Seaspan at Damen
containers in its cargo hold. Also, it features an innovative ballast system Shipyards Mangalia. These two innovative 149-metre vessels will join
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which enables it to sit lower in the water to increase its available air draft Seaspan’s fl eet with 1,034 lane metres and have 209m LNG storage
when passing under the bridges it encounters on its route at full loading. In onboard and 2 megawatt hours of battery capacity. They will go into service Albwardy Damen celebrates 40 anniversary
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total, the Sendo Liner delivers an 8% increase in loading capacity relative to for Seaspan Ferries as part of the company’s fl eet replacement programme
a conventional vessel of similar size. and work alongside the Seaspan Swift and Seaspan Reliant. The vessels
will be classed by Bureau Veritas and will go into operation in 2021 with Albwardy Damen celebrated its joint venture a state-of-the-art facility
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The Sendo Liner’s effi ciency is not limited to increased capacity. Its diesel- construction starting in 2019. 40 anniversary on the 15 of in a strategic location at the heart
electric propulsion results in very low emissions, offering a reduction in CO 2 November 2018 by offi cially opening of Dubai. This benefi ts not only the
of 40% per container transported. Harly Penner, director, fl eet engineering & vessel development at Seaspan its new ship repair facility at Dubai customers of Albwardy Damen, but
Ferries, “Damen worked very hard to win this project and Seaspan Ferries Maritime City (DMC). The date also also contributes to the local economy
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The future-proofi ng of the Sendo Liner goes beyond its sustainable is excited to partner with them in their new yard in Mangalia, Romania. The marked the 10 anniversary of the and the success of the UAE Maritime
credentials and increased cargo capacity, however. The design is modular, yard has a good reputation for quality and has all of the necessary people joint venture between the Damen Vision 2030 programme.
thereby providing the vessel with the versatility for fast adaptation in the and infrastructure to build these great vessels for Seaspan Ferries. Damen Shipyards Group and Albwardy
future, as well as easy maintenance. has been working closely with Seaspan to ensure that the vessels achieve Marine Engineering, founded by Ali Albwardy Damen has 1,100
their top performance capabilities and Seaspan Ferries is looking forward to Albwardy. employees of 26 nationalities and
Sendo Shipping has already placed an order with Concordia Damen for the working with the Damen team on this exciting project.” offers the full range of ship building
delivery of two similar vessels that are currently under construction. Since 2008, Albwardy Damen has and ship repair skills, supported by
Damen sales manager Leo Postma said, “We’re extremely excited to build grown to become one of the leading an extensive engineering division.
these dual-fuel-hybrid vessels for Seaspan Ferries and are proud that such a newbuild and ship repair yards in the It is certifi ed by LRQA to ISO
reliable operator selects Damen for this project. We feel this is a great start Gulf region. The new site at DMC 9001:2015, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001
of a partnership that holds great potential for the future.” enhances capability by giving the as well as API Q1.