Mobilisation

Customer Magazine ISSUE 1 (32) 2020

Mobilisation

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Customer Magazine ISSUE 1 (32) 2020

Safety Mobilisation

New engine Ferries Scrubbers still for Pont Aven in focus on the crest of a wave Comprehensive modernisation Talk to Carsten Watsack, the captain More and more ships equipped of the ferry’s propulsion system who makes films about ships with EGCS in Remontowa and trust in magazine Page 7 Page 9 Page 15 Dear Clients, ments introduced by the Polish 3 The Academy We are handing over to you the government at the national level, of Remontowa Holding next issue of our magazine, in we have developed and imple- We cooperate with the best which we present the selected mented our own internal proce- Polish universities projects executed in our shipyard. dures to ensure the highest level We greatly appreciate the trust of work safety for our employ- 5 Three TT-Line ferries Marco Polo, Tom Sawyer you have always placed in us. ees and partners as well as rep- Your trust and confidence is im- and Huckleberry Finn at the resentatives of shipowners and portant to us especially in the cur- same time in Remontowa! crews. rent circumstances: due to the dif- We constantly cooperate with ex- ficulties and restrictions caused 7 Pont Aven with by the SARS Cov-2 pandemic, ternal authorities in this respect. a new engine A comprehensive many shipyards around the world We are monitoring the health of the people staying in the shipyard modernisation of the operate in a special mode (or propulsion system even don’t operate at all). on a daily basis, as well as the As a large, leading Europe- way all projects are being carried 9 Ferries in focus an shipyard that carries out the out. In case of any threats, we re- An interview with the captain most demanding ship repair, act immediately and effectively. who makes films about ferries modernization and conversion We are aware that some of the projects, Remontowa never procedures we have introduced 12 The Mecklenburg- leaves its Clients alone and al- may be burdensome but our pri- Vorpommern ways remains a reliable part- mary objective, especially in the in Remontowa again! ner for them. Our openness and current situation, is the safety of Quite intensive „pit-stop” of the Stena Line owned ferry constant readiness to cooperate people and projects conducted in with shipowners at all times is our shipyard. Therefore, we are part of this trust. 13 Mobilisation of grateful to the shipowners and all In Remontowa Shiprepair Yard, Ile d’Ouessant those involved in the projects for regardless of external circum- How we changed a PSV stances, we apply and keep the their understanding and cooper- into a cable lay ship ation. highest safety standards, which 15 Scrubbers are always our priority. There- Our shipyard is functioning smoothly and without interrup- on the crest of a wave fore, we work safely, performing More and more ships retrofitted the work commissioned to us with tions. with EGCS in Remontowa care for the highest quality, so that And it will continue that way. your ships and their crews are pro- 19 Chemical tankers tected in the best possible way. and Ro-Ro That’s the way it is now. Not- We equip further ships withstanding the special epide- Grzegorz Landowski with Ballast Water Treatment miological and sanitary require- Editor-in-Chief systems

Remontowa Ship Repair News is a customer magazine of Remontowa Shiprepair Yard, member of Remontowa Holding SA Publisher: PORTALMORSKI.PL Ltd., Na Ostrowiu 1, 80-958 Gdańsk, Poland. Editor-in-Chief: Grzegorz Landowski. Phone: +48 58 307 17 90, e-mail: [email protected] The content of the magazine may be reproduced (except images) provided the source is acknowledged.

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Piotr Soyka (on the left) and Professor Jerzy Gwizdała after signing the agreement on scientific and economic cooperation. Photo: Sławomir Lewandowski

Fruitful cooperation between Remontowa Holding Group and the best Polish universities in recruiting new staff The Academy of the Remontowa Holding Group

In January 2020 at the University of Gdansk, Piotr Soyka, the co-owner and chairman of the Remontowa Holding Capital Group, and Professor Jerzy Gwizdała, the rector of the University, signed an agreement on scientific and economic cooperation.

The best students of the Faculty of Man- The signing of the agreement has initi- agement will have an opportunity to coated the implementation of a joint proj- operate with Remontowa Holding Capi- ect called “The Academy of Management, tal Group, one of the largest employers in Economics and Finance”. Selected stu- northern Poland. dents participate in training to prepare

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them to take part in a competition. The Remontowa Holding is also actively co- best ones will be granted paid internships operating with the Gdansk University of and jobs at the economic and financial de- Technology, one of the oldest Polish uni- partments of Remontowa Holding Group. versities educating engineers, designers - Business needs a university as scien- and ship constructors. In February this tific and research input plays an increas- year, several hundred students visited the ing role in innovation process. Remon- Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship towa Holding is an innovative company: it Technology in order to get acquainted is demonstrated by its services and prod- with the offer of internships and appren- ucts sold on the global market. I hope that ticeships in the companies of the Group. our joint project will be continued and im- As part of the “Breakfast with Remon- proved with each subsequent edition. For towa” event, the students had a chance to our students it is a great opportunity for meet and talk to representatives of compa- professional development in one of the nies such as Remontowa Shiprepair Yard, largest companies in the region - said Pro- Remontowa Shipbuilding, Remontowa Ma- fessor Jerzy Gwizdała. rine Design & Consulting, Remontowa Elec- - With the support of the University of trical Solutions, Remontowa LNG Systems Gdansk we intend to reach the best man- and Remontowa Lighting Technologies. agers, select them from the market to join Offers of internships and apprentice- our ranks in the future. The cooperation ships, as well as jobs in companies of the with us is not easy since we provide ser- largest Polish Shipyard Group attracted vices for the most demanding shipowners great interest among students. Many of worldwide. Modern solutions are our do- them decided to start cooperation, as well main, our hallmark, thanks to which we as to write their engineering and master’s Several hundred students attended a “Breakfast with Remontowa” held at are one of the leaders on the European theses on topics inspired by the compa- the Gdansk University of Technology. market and the world shipbuilding indus- nies of the Remontowa Holding Group. Photo: Sławomir Lewandowski try - emphasized Piotr Soyka. ∙

Remontowa today. Photo: Marcin Koszałka

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The Marco Polo (ex Barbara Krahulik) in Remontowa was adjusted to the Baltic ports standards. Photo: Marcin Koszałka

The Tom Sawyer, the Huckleberry Finn and the Marco Polo Three TT-Line ferries First time in Remontowa Shiprepair Yard. During winter 2018/2019, a German ferry, branded with the TT-Line logo on its sides, called for drydock at Remontowa Shiprepair Yard. The Tom Sawyer came for a special survey with an extensive steel replacement scope of work on car decks. A year after, we welcomed as many as three TT-Line ships at the same time!

Apart from the ferry Tom Sawyer, Remon- parts. In addition, outer look of the vessel for painting, was the complete hull, aft towa hosted two vessels more - Huckle- was refreshed by repainting of exposed to ramp, top of accommodation surfaces and berry Finn and Barbara Krahulik. The latter rough weather hull surfaces. ballast tanks. Preparation works included one, during her stay in Gdansk, received a A quick reminder for yard workers was regular blasting, vacuum blasting and -hy new name - Marco Polo. the scope of work on Huckleberry Finn, droblasting. Vast majority of works carried out on which was similar to the one carried out Besides regular services, yard carried Tom Sawyer were related to propulsion on Tom Sawyer during winter 2018/2019. out also complex overhaul of propulsion system such as: replacement of hub’s On several car decks, over 160 tonnes of system including reconditioning of propel- working elements (including machining), steel were replaced and coated with new ler blades. sealing of CPP and reconditioning of pro- zinc paint, completed in just 20 days! The The Barbara Krahulik arrived at the yard peller blades. This could not be done pre- area of approximately 9000 square metres from Italy for adjustment to the Baltic viously due to long delivery time of spare was blasted and painted. Yet another job ports standards. This was associated with

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The Tom Sawyer in 2020 visited Remontowa the second time within a year. Photo: Marcin Koszałka

Ownership transition, as TT-Line became weight accommodation block, in which a new Owner of the ferry. During her stay 52 new cabins were built and outfitted. in Remontowa she received a new name – A similar block weighing 30 tonnes was The Huckleberry Finn was Marco Polo. placed on the bow, which was prepared to also docked in Remontowa in 2020. The most important jobs consisted of: be a passenger lounge. Photo: Marcin Koszałka installation on the mid-ship 220 tonnes For the adjustment mentioned above, it was necessary to extend the aft ramp. Moreover, the vessel upgraded its ma- noeuvrability by installation of an additional bow thruster. To bring a new life to a 26-year-old vessel, the shipyard was obliged to do a complete renovation of machinery, reconditioning of main engines, overhaul of propulsion system and the related machines. Furthermore, as per 2020 environmen- tal regulations, the ferry in question was equipped with two scrubbers, tens of kilometres of new cabling and several kilometres of pipelines including GRE pipes. The entire ship was repainted and giv- en new TT-Line logos. Additionally, the refreshment of coating was carried out inside. Over 3,000 square metres of car decks have been blasted using vacuum and painted with anti-corrosion zinc paint.

Contributing author: Cezary Cędrowski

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A comprehensive modernisation of the propulsion system The Pont Aven ferry with a new engine

The Pont Aven ferry called at the Remontowa SA shipyard last time in 2016. At that time the main task was the installation of two scrubbers, combined with the reconstruction of the ship’s funnel. The repair this year involved a major modification of the ship’s entire propulsion system.

Brittany Ferries entrusted the shipyard specialists proposed an innovative technol- with the replacement of one main engine ogy of transport operations and installation with a new one, as well as a comprehen- of the engine on board. This solution was sive overhaul of the remaining three en- based on accurate calculations, as well as During the Pont Aven’s stay at Remontowa, the ferry’s entire propulsion system was gines of the ferry. on the shipyard’s experience from the ear- comprehensively modernized. Due to the large size and weight of the lier repair project on this ferry, which re- Photo: Marcin Koszałka new engine, amounting to 162 tonnes, our quired, among others, lifting her engines.

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The new engine had been partially dis- er’s service, the tightness was checked, mantled in workshop, so that it weighed the systems were flushed and all the en- less than 90 tonnes, then transported to gines were started. After the idling tests, the ferry and assembled. This solution was the engines were load-tested with shaft presented, discussed and accepted by the generators. Once these tests were com- shipowner and representatives of the en- pleted, the commissioning tests were car- gine manufacturer several months before ried out and the ship was ready to go out the ferry’s arrival in the shipyard. for sea trials. Pont Aven called at Remontowa SA in Apart from the replacement of one en- January. The first stage of the project was gine, as part of the modernisation of the to remove the soon to be replaced engine entire propulsion system, piston pins in from the ship’s engine room. The prepa- three other main engines were replaced. ration work consisted of cutting transport In total, 430 tonnes of different ele- holes through the decks and side shell of ments were renewed and installed on all the ship. Special steel constructions were engines. installed on the ship, including end trucks Other important repair items included and chains to pull out the old engine. The work on pipelines of various systems, e.g. operation went smoothly and without in- scrubber, ballast and fuel, tank mainte- terruption. nance, car deck and superstructure main- The new engine was delivered to the tenance, electrical and fitting work, over- shipyard by sea on board of the Lifana hauls of pumps, electric motors and shaft general cargo vessel. Within a few hours generators as well as installation of new it was moved to the engine room of the steering gears. ferry in few parts. The next step was to The Pont Aven is owned by the French re-assemble them together and prepare company Brittany Ferries, which has been for being operational. In addition, the aux- cooperating with Remontowa SA since iliary engine and other equipment such 2004. A few other ferries of this shipown- as pumps, plate coolers, heaters and con- er are expected to enter the yard this year. A family picture of the ferry’s crew and densers were overhauled. Remontowa’s staff in front of Pont Aven. After the assembly, carried out by the Photo: Sławomir Lewandowski shipyard mechanics and the manufactur- ∙

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Captain Carsten Watsack on the bridge of the ferry Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Photo: Piotr B. Stareńczak Ferries in focus

An interview with Carsten Watsack, the master of the ferry Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and… the author of a popular ferry channel on youtube.

Captain Carsten Watsack is a ferry lover mern. How many times have you been on this new interior design and outfit of the caf- and photographer. Author of films show- ship in Gdansk? eteria. This project was carried out here ing ferries on a popular social media vid- - This is my third time. But this ship itself by Scanmarine. We wouldn’t come here eo channel. We talked to him onboard a has been at Remontowa SA more than for this work alone. It was fitting due to large, Stena Line operated ferry, running three times. [before it’s recent visit, at the the timing of the ferry’s planned docking daily between Rostock in Germany and turn of 2019 and 2020, it was six times - downtime. Yet, a lot of painting work was Trelleborg in Sweden, while the vessel editor] commissioned to the shipyard. We have underwent repairs and refurbishment at also had the fire system repaired. The yard Remontowa Shiprepair Yard SA. - Is there a wide range of work specified this has carried out a lot of work on the rail- time? way deck and in the engine room. Also, - We are on board the large combined passen- - Yes, quite large one. We have a lot of a lot of pipework… I think over 200 m of ger, rail and car ferry Mecklenburg-Vorpom- work in the restaurant area to do - the pipes have been replaced [during some of

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the ferry’s earlier visits to the Gdansk ship- One day, when I was probably eight have at most one exchange per day. And yard, the scope of work was much more years old, I had asked my father to take on a ferry like this, you change all passen- extensive - editor]. a camera and photographed some ships. gers three times a day. This is really a very At home, I still have this first picture of my special situation with its specific conse- - This ship, similarly to the others in the Stena ship, the Theodor Heuss. Of course, it was quences. Line, often returns to this shipyard quite often. followed by more and more and more and The time spent in the port on a ferry like One might suppose you’re quite satisfied with more... this is also extremely short. It’s like stop- the yard’s services and expertise... ping at a Formula One pit stop. Entering - Yes, of course, we are satisfied. - Be - What came next? It didn’t end with the shoot- a port, unloading and reloading, leaving a cause it is a large, versatile shipyard - it can ing, did it? port - all in 90 minutes with this big ferry. react and solve problems that may arise. - I also started looking for and gather- It’s very special. The yard is flexible and there are good ing information about the ferries. I collect- With my current ship, the trains add to relations, cooperation between the ship- ed everything I could get. Ship specifica- uniqueness - rail cargo, this is a rail ferry. I yard, including project managers and us. tions, plans, shipowners’ material... My am also a bit interested in railways, so the father was so kind that he made a big sur- ship and the trains are a good combination - How do you find your way through the inter- prise for me - without telling me about it, for me. nal port in Gdansk? It is quite a long, not too he wrote a letter to the HDW shipyard in wide channel... Kiel, where a ship of interest to me - the - Is train traffic on the ferry line increasing or - Yes, it’s quite lengthy. You could say it’s ferry Karl Carstens - was being built. One decreasing now? a challenge. But if you’ve got a good pilot, day a postman came with a big package. - Lately, unfortunately, it’s rather declin- and most of the time I’ve had a good pi- It contained, among others, shipyard plans ing. We’ve tried to attract more freight rail- lot here, there’s no problem. I remember, of the ship. I was very excited about it. It way cars, but it’s a difficult business these there was a situation - I think three years was 1985. days. We have some hopes for growth in ago - when there was a contact with a jetty passenger trains. Especially because the near miss. I think it was because the pilot, - When did a serious decision come up, the deci- Swedes don’t want to fly as much as they by force of habit, acted as if he was on a sion to go to sea professionally? used to, due to CO2 emissions. For us, for cargo ship, with a bridge aft and 200 me- - Very early. When I was 13 years old. I ferry shipping, that’s good. tres of the ship ahead. Meanwhile, it’s a thought about other directions too, but in ferry, here it’s the other way around - the the end, I decided: it must be a job at sea, - You seem to be ready to travel very far to wheelhouse is on the bow, and 200 metres I must be a sailor. take nice shots of ships - photographic or video, of the ship behind it. One must remember from a drone. Where did you go for ship pho- that. But this time, during our current vis- - So, you can say that you have a dream job… tography, for shipspotting the farthest? Is the it, everything went perfectly well. The pi- Have you been involved with ferries throughout family happy with your holiday choices? lot was very good. your entire professional life, from the beginning - I was in Alaska last year. It was prob- or did you start with ships of another kind? ably the furthest away. Before that, I was - You are a very special captain because not ev- - There was a short period of work on also in Japan, visiting Canada as well. eryone is so passionate about ships. Of course, a container ship. But for the vast majori- many seafarers love their job and can’t imagine ty of my working life, I was active in the - Especially for ferries? themselves in another, but there is something ferry industry. I started in TT-Line. Then - Let’s just say it was a combination of more about you - quite an original hobby for a there was the Olau Line [having almost vacationing with family and photograph- merchant navy officer... cult status among shiplovers, the ferry ing ships. There was also a car trip. I call - Indeed, there is something unusual line - editor] and then again, the TT-Line it a “maritime car trip.” Sometimes I travel about it (Carsten Watsack smiles). and - for a short time - Superfast Ferries. to photograph with my family, sometimes Then there was AG Ems, a company with without. The family does not share my in- - What came first in your relationship with the small ferries to the island of Borkum and terest in ships. sea? A passion for ships, a shiplover hobby or a Scandlines. And finally, until now, Stena My son is not interested, either. I tried profession? How did it all start? Line. to show him some shipspotting, but when - The profession followed passion. And we are on a family vacation, he is more it all started when I was a child - when we - So, altogether, how long have you been at busy with the Internet, smartphone, etc. were leaving, together with my parents sea? Last year we took the ferry between Mi- and brother, for holidays in Denmark using - I started in 1992, so it’s almost 28 years norca and Majorca. He was bored and ferries. That’s when it all started. now... complained about the noise and vibration on the ship. - None of your family worked at sea? - What is special about the work of a captain He is now 13 years old. The same age as - No, I didn’t have a seafarer in my fam- of a large ferry on the Baltic or the North Sea? myself, when I decided to work at sea. My ily. Only my father was in the Navy for a - I would mention two main factors. First, son will not go to sea. But that’s okay. One year and a half, but generally, in my fam- it deals with both passengers and cargo at sailor in the family is enough. ily, I may be considered a “black sheep”. the same time. The passenger exchange is During my Danish holidays, I started collect- very special and specific as well. It’s about - Back to the shiplover’s trips... ing postcards with ships. Initially, with Putt- speed and frequency. Every day we have - I’m a big fan of Canada. I like Canadian garden-Rodby ferries, all ferries of the Dan- three passenger exchanges on this ferry. If ferries and Canadian waters. I used to take ish State Railways. That was the beginning... you compare it with a hotel, you normally the ferries there.

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- Did you also meet there those Polish built ferries, from the sister shipyard to the one, where your ship is currently in? - Yes. They are very nice. [the ships in question are the double-ended, LNG fuelled “Salish” class ferries, three units of which were built in the Shipbuilding Remontowa shipyard, and the construction of the fourth, recently commissioned separately, has just started - editor] I also like being in the Mediterranean. Corsica and Sardinia are very good places for shipspotting. And Greece too, of course. I like the old ferries. You can meet them at Washington State Ferries in the USA. There are a lot of “old” ferries in Canada too. For example, in eastern Canada - in the Magdalen Islands, where you can meet a lovely, old-fashioned ferry that I used to like Carsten Watsack, the captain who’s doing great even with a drone… to sail in the colours of Irish Ferries.

- Considering both professional knowledge and - That’s a tough question. I’d say one of mainly photographs. I’ve been collecting passion, it can be expected that you are good at my favourites is Theofilos from Greece. I’ve practically everything I could find on this recognizing ships by their silhouettes. also filmed it from a drone many times. I also subject for over 30 years. But I’ve stopped - Yes, I usually manage to recognize ships like the Alaska Marine Highway ferry. It’s also enriching that collection. One day I’ll prob- from a distance, mainly ferries and cruise rather old ferries, like Columbia. And others, ably donate it to some museum... ships, of course. Sometimes you just need from the 1960s. Very nice ships. I spent a doz- the silhouette of a funnel, another time en days on some of them, sailing from Seat- - One may envy readers in Germany for the you need the whole silhouette so that I tle as far north as Alaska. rather rich marine publishing market, also in the can recognize what particular ship it is. As I said before, I also like the many “shiplovers sector”. Have you seen any books When I am to stay in my cabin, I always ferries from the Mediterranean. In fact, I about ships? remind the watch officer to call me to the can’t say that I have some special ship that - Yes, I have seven many books but not bridge not only when the presence of the I particularly like. But, usually, if the ferry just about ships. Some of them cover fer- captain is necessary for business reasons, is old, it’s a good one. Definitely. ries, of course. Again, mostly about the e.g. navigation, but also when a ferry or Puttgarten-Rodby line. But there are also a cruise ship is approaching. So, my crew - What’s most suitable for collecting in a shiplo- books about an industrial railway line, knows about my hobby too. ver’s passion? In your case, these are probably connected with a steelworks that no lon- On this occasion, I must highlight a cer- mainly your photographs. What else? You men- ger exist, from my home town, where my tain distinction. Many people say to me, tioned postcards... father also worked. “It’s good for you, the job you do is your - For example, models [not only in Ger- hobby.” But I have to say it’s a big differ- many, but probably especially there, small - When a young person starts thinking about ence. The difference between a hobby and waterline models are popular, which can be a shiplover’s hobby - a passion for ships, a job. It’s not the same. bought ready made, but you can also assem- ship-spotting or ship-photography - what ad- As captain, onboard a ship, I have a dif- ble, build such ship models yourself - editor]. vice would you give him or her “to start from”? ferent feeling. There’s a lot of pressure, I am also a modeler myself. I started with - I would say, “You must have it in your which is normal in this job. When I’m in models as a child. Until now I’ve built 1:1200 heart.” You can’t really photograph one the Mediterranean or Alaska to take pic- scale models, also the ferry ones. And I start- day of planes, another day of ships, an- tures of ferries, it’s completely different ed to glue together cardboard models as other day of trains. I’m not a professional than on duty onboard. well, which - as I know - are quite popular in photographer. I’ve never learned to photo- As a captain, at work, I have, above all, Poland, too. What is more, I also developed graph. I would advise you to just take pic- time constraints when it comes to pursu- an original model for a German publisher tures, without inhibition. Do not think too ing my passion. It is not, of course, pos- of cardboard models. It was also a ferry. So, much about the form, if you are interested sible to pay attention to... or to record or for example, the models are something very in the subject in the first place. Show your photograph anything that would poten- suitable to collect for a shiplover. work to others, perhaps “experienced” tially interest me. I can’t do it the way as However, I have to admit that I am not a ship lovers. They will share their opinion, if I was a passenger. Unfortunately... (Cap- very committed collector, so I do not collect maybe - give some practical advice. But I tain Carsten laughs). Maybe next time I’ll “everything” that is related to ferries. Also don’t think there is any universal recipe, or hire myself at Stena Line not as a captain, because of the lack of space at home. But any special way, for photographing ships. but as a cameraman. I have a large archive. Especially with pic- Do what you like and how you like. tures and other materials about the Putt- - And which ferry is the best for taking pictures, garten-Rodby ferry line. I think I can have Piotr B. Stareńczak talked most photogenic in your opinion? the biggest archive of material on this line, to captain Carsten Watsack.

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Recently, the ferry Mecklenburg-Vorpommern had been hosted by us in spring 2017. At that time, it was quite a long overhaul, lasting more than 2 months. This time the ferry was with us a bit shorter, although the scope of work was not small either.

The ferry entered Remontowa in January others: inspection of the bow thruster 2020. During its stay in our yard an ad- with the replacement and maintenance of ditional 150 metres of flat bars were in- seals, polishing of propellers, replacement stalled on the rail deck along the tracks of stern seals, disassembly and assembly and 140 square metres of asphalt were re- of the right thruster hub, cladding and placed. grinding of the propeller’s blades, main- More than three thousand square me- tenance of hydraulic cylinders of the stern tres of ceiling surfaces have been renewed ramp and the lowered ramp between on decks. Dents on the bow, stern and decks, as well as inspection of mooring starboard have been repaired. A lot of rollers and inspection of central and oil maintenance work was done on the su- plate coolers. perstructure, the gratings, the forebody of Parts of the fire protection system pipe- the ship, the two funnel housings and the lines, as well as of the grey water and tech- The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in the foreground) in the dock mast. nical water systems were also replaced. of Remontowa in January 2020. The docking of the ferry enabled works Photo: Marcin Koszałka in the underwater part of the hull, among ∙

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The ship departed from Remontowa as a cable layer... Photo: Marcin Koszałka

Sailed into the yard as a Platform Supply Vessel, sailed out as a Cable Layer Mobilisation of Ile d’Ouessant

In March 2020, the mobilisation of Ile d’Ouessant, commissioned by Luis Dreyfus Armateurs, was completed in Remontowa Shiprepair Yard.

The project was to change the configura- ship’s original functions and purpose can tion and equipment of the ship which en- be quickly restored. tered the yard as a Platform Support Ves- It was an interesting challenge for the sel and adapting for a Cable Layer, whose shipyard, since the entire cable han- task is to lay and repair submarine tele- dling and laying system had to be as- communication cables. sembled to the nearest tenth of a milli- The flexibility of the solution is that metre! The success of the project relied once the contract for which Ile d’Quissant on the great precision of assembly of all was mobilised has been completed, the equipment, mechanisms and systems

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that are crucial for the future operation and electrical installations for the future of the ship. ballast water treatment system. A spe- Mobilisation of Ile d’Ouessant was pres- cial container has also been installed on tigious and one of the most interesting, the new deck, which will house the con- technically complicated projects carried trol centre for specialist equipment, cable out recently. In addition, the ship has un- jointing and a laboratory work room. dergone standard dock and maintenance The entire technical and detailed de- repairs in the shipyard, extended by sever- sign of the new electrical installation re- al other important items. lated to the ship’s mobilization was devel- Three big modules for cable laying: a ca- oped by the Remontowa Marine Design ble deck, three cable tanks and slides were & Consulting company, a member of the mounted on the foundation specially pre- Remontowa Holding Group. The company fabricated in the Shipyard. The tanks and has extensive experience in designing and the new cable deck are bolted and not carrying out such work. It prepared class welded to the deck as usual. A lot of oth- design and detailed design of a cable lay er equipment has been installed and con- ship built a couple of years earlier in the nected to the cable installations, including Remontowa Shipbuilding Yard as well as deck cranes and two cable drums. Each supervised its construction on site. weighs approximately 25 tonnes and will It is worth recalling that Ile d’Ouessant pull the cable out of the cable tanks. has not been the only ship recently mobil- The slides, weighing about 100 tonnes ised for cable operations at sea in Remon- that used to lower the cable into the wa- towa SA. In 2019, the shipyard carried out ter, were mounted on the modified stern. a similar project concerning the cable lay- A total of about 20 kilometres of different er Ile de Batz for Alda Marine – Suresnes. electric cables and wires were laid on the Again, the main and most important ship, new switchboards and many other tasks were the prefabrication of founda- devices were installed. tions, the transport and installation of spe- The ship also underwent repairs. The cialized equipment dedicated to support first task was to dismantle the helideck, cable laying operations and the operation A few months earlier, the Ile d’Ouessant entered as a just after the ship entered the shipyard. of remote-controlled underwater vehicles Platform Supply Vessel. Another important item on the work for bottom observation. Photo: Marcin Koszałka schedule was the preparation of piping ∙

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The ferry Ulysses retrofitted with four scrubbers leaving Remontowa. Photo: Marcin Koszałka

More and more ships equipped with EGCS at Remontowa SA Scrubbers still on the crest of a wave

Since the 1st of January 2020 the global 0,50 percent sulphur cap entered into force. Retrofitting ships with scrubbers is still the preferred way to comply with the new regulations.

In the first quarter of this year we have al- be followed by five vessels of this type in ready completed several such projects on the months to come. different types of ships. The “Grande Marocco” series, named after the first ship of this generation, was The ships of the Grande built in 2010-2011. These ships are five Marocco series years older than the „Grande Lagos” se- The Grande Gabon Container/Ro-Ro ries, which was earlier serviced in Remon- carrier was the first ship of the „Grande towa SA. Marocco” series owned by the Italian ship- All ships in that series, i.e. Grande owner Grimaldi Deep Sea SpA, which en- Lagos, Grande Dakar, Grande Tema, tered Remontowa SA in 2020. The ship will Grande Abidjan, Grande Luanda and

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Grande Cotonou were retrofitted with company Lang Tech. The scrubbers were scrubbers in Remontowa in 2018 and installed at the stern in the deck houses 2019. that were prefabricated in the shipyard Those ships were already designed with beforehand. a view to be equipped with EGCS in the future, unlike the ships of the “Grande Ma- The Star Best rocco” series. Grande Gabon, which had The Star Best reefer called at Remon- not been prepared for scrubber installa- towa in the first quarter of 2020. It was not tion at the design and construction stages the first ship owned by Grace Ocean Pri- was the first to call at the yard. Therefore, vate Ltd, which was serviced in our ship- it was necessary to adapt an appropriate yard in recent years. In 2019 we installed room from the cargo space and equip it BWT systems on twin ships owned by the with the necessary systems, such as ven- company, Star Stratos and Star Trust. tilation, fire-fighting systems, sewage On Star Best we have also installed a plants, etc. BWT system. However, the biggest chal- Another difference is that the “Grande lenge was to retrofit this ship with a Marocco” series ships are being equipped scrubber, which was installed in the new with Alfa Laval scrubbers (previously, the funnel. EGCS supplier was Wärtsilä). Another large scope of work concerned A large range of works on Grande Gabon deck cranes, of which columns, due to nu- also included the stern ramp, which was merous cracks, were replaced. Disassem- dismantled for extensive repairs. The ship bly of the cranes required the involve- with retrofitted scrubber left the shipyard ment of two floating sheerlegs, which in March paving the way for Grande Ma- transported the dismantled elements to rocco to arrive in the same month. land for the duration of the repair. In addition, the hydraulic cylinders The Baltic Spirit, of all four cranes were overhauled, an- the Cool Spirit chor-mooring windlasses were inspected, The twin reefer vessels, Cool Spirit and CO2 and nitrogen system pipes on board Baltic Spirit, operated by Cool Carriers were replaced and the stern tube bear- The Cool Spirit reefer as well as her twin ship Baltic Spirit was retrofitted have also been retrofitted with EGCS in ing was overhauled. The damaged stern with EGCS in Remontowa. Remontowa. Both ships were equipped tube sleeve, previously dismantled from Photo: Marcin Koszałka with open loop systems of the Finnish the ship, was repaired as well.

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Grande Marocco was the second ship of the Grimaldi Group after Grande Gabon, to call the shipyard for a scrubber installation. Photo: Marcin Koszałka

Mounting four scrubbers The EGSC system also includes the SMO on the Ulysses ferry steel tank, earlier prefabricated in Remon- The ferry Ulysses (Irish Ferries), arrived towa. SMO is a high-alloy austenitic stainless in the first half of January at the shipyard steel developed for use in seawater and oth- to be retrofitted with 4 scrubbers - one for er aggressive chloride-bearing media. This each of the four main engines. A Wärtsilä grade of steel has excellent resistance to pit- hybrid system, which enables the exhaust ting and crevice corrosion. It is also highly re- gases from sulphur oxides to be cleaned in sistant to general corrosion and to stress cor- both open-loop and close-loop cycles, was rosion cracking, having higher strength than installed. conventional austenitic stainless steels. All the documentation of the scrubber The tank made of SMO steel, which re- installation was done by the Marine De- quires high technology steel processing, sign & Consulting design office. was built to serve scrubbers on the ferry. A certain difficulty was the small amount Residual substances, which are created as of space available on board for installing a result of the scrubber’s cycle of opera- EGCS. Due to the fact that cabins, a cinema tion, will be flowing into the tank. Its con- and restaurants are located on the higher tents will be disposed of when the ferry decks of the ship, the installation of the en- arrives in port. tire system required not only the modifica- In addition to the scrubber installation, tion of the funnel itself, but also -the rear many other works were also carried out on rangement of the remaining adjacent space this ferry. Over 35 kilometres of electric ca- of the ship. bles were laid. During the dock work, one

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On the Deutschland ferry its scrubber system has been modified. Photo: Marcin Koszałka

tunnel thruster was replaced and the other was repaired. The entire underwater part of the ferry was maintained. Moreover, in some areas of the ship indicated by the shipowner, the paint coating was renewed. The Deutschland with new thrusters After last year’s repair of the ferry Schleswig-Holstein owned by Scandlines, a twin ferry, Deutschland was repaired in the first quarter of 2020. The main task was to modify the propulsion system of this ferry. All four azimuth thrusters have been replaced with new ones, including their control systems. The new thrusters are now controlled electri- cally while the older ones were hydraulic. The scrubber system has also been modified to increase the possibility of its use by The Star Best docked in Remontowa S.A. the entire propulsion system of the ferry. Photo: Marcin Koszałka ∙

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We equip further ships with Ballast Water Treatment systems Chemical tankers and Ro-Ro

Last year, a significant number of ships were equipped in our shipyard with Ballast Water Treatment systems supplied by many manufacturers. This year began with many more such projects. We present some of them.

The Trans Chemica In February 2020, the chemical tanker Chemical tankers, which belong to Se- called at Remontowa S.A. for the installa- aTrans have already visited Remontowa tion of a Ballast Water Treatment system Shiprepair Yard several times. One of them, of the Greek manufacturer Erma First. The The chemical tanker Trans Chemica Trans Chemica, underwent a major repair shipyard also installed an additional inert in the dock of Remontowa S.A. project involving a wide range of steel re- gas generator in the housing, prefabricat- Photo: Sławomir Lewandowski placement 2 years ago in our shipyard. ed beforehand and mounted at the stern

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of the ship. This installation required an additional stainless steel pipe routed from the manifold to the stern. Electrical equipment was installed to operate both systems. The ship has also undergone dry-docking along with hull maintenance and some standard repairs. The main engine and electric motors were thoroughly overhauled. The schedule included work on the pipelines in the engine room as well as steel replacements on the deck and in the ballast tanks. The Turchese The cooperation between Remontowa SA and Finbeta S.p.a. from Savona started in 1994 with the repair of Cristalo and has been successfully continued ever since. This year a chemical tanker Turchese, which has

This year the Turchese, which has already visited Remontowa several times, returned after a four-year break. Photo: Marcin Koszałka

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A Norwegian chemical tanker Sten Fjell visited Remontowa S.A. in 2020. Photo: Marcin Koszałka

already visited us several times, returned pump room, both covered by one moni- after a four-year break. What is more, two toring. Fitting work on the main deck and other ships are expected to call at Remon- steel work, consisting mainly of making in- towa SA in the first half of the year. serts in the bottom plating of most ballast Turchese underwent a special sur- tanks, were carried out. vey with the maintenance and painting of the hull. A thorough overhaul of The Sten Fjell the main generating set was carried out. The Stenersen AS fleet consists of 18 The anchor-mooring equipment at the ships, many of which visited Remontowa bow was overhauled. The anchor wind- S.A. in the previous years. In 2018 we re- lass and mooring winch were transported paired two chemical tankers, Stenberg and as a whole to the workshop and disman- Sten Frigg, in one dock at the same time. tled there, the shafts were treated and A year later we carried out a major re- then the equipment was assembled and pair of Sten Skagen, which involved a sec- mounted on the ship. ond class renewal and installation of Alfa The ship has been retrofitted with a Laval’s ballast water treatment system. Desmi BWT system based on UV lamps. A similar scope of work was carried out Two units were installed, one in the tun- on the ship Sten Fjell in 2020. As part of a nel thruster room and the other in the class survey, a main engine overhaul was

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carried out in addition to drydocking and a room, for which the vessel’s storage room standard repair. The main task consisted of was adapted. the inspection and overhaul of three engine systems. Additionally an inspection of: vi- The Regina Seaways bration damper, turbocharger, compressed In 2015, the DFDS owned Ro-Ro ship Re- air cylinders, box coolers (with pressure gina Seaways as well as a dozen others be- test) and generators was performed. longing to this shipowner, was retrofitted What is more, the work on the ship’s in Remontowa with a scrubber system. steering system was completed. The seal In 2020 we installed a BWT system on replacement was performed on the shaft the ship. The arrangement and layout of and on propeller blades, which had to be the BWTS in the ship’s space was designed dismantled beforehand. The slack on the by the Marine Design and Consulting com- sleeve, which holds the Becker rudder, was pany, a member of the Remontowa Hold- eliminated and a number of steel works ing capital group. on the rudder were carried out. Moreover, In addition, a large scope of work was the tunnel thruster was inspected. carried out in the underwater part, includ- Overhauls of electric motors, power ing the replacement of the right-hand rud- generators and shaft generator including der stock liner, replacement of seals on treatment of covers were carried out. the shaft line and on the propeller blades, The installation of a BWT system onSten inspection and maintenance of the tunnel Fjell required two technological holes to thrusters, maintenance of the open deck be cut out in the bottom of the hull. New and replacement of steel in the fuel tank. pipelines were installed at the bottom of The fresh water tank was also cleaned, the ballast tanks. The work involved re- steel inserts in the ballast tanks were fitted moving the old GRE-made pipelines in and the sleeves and hinges on the stern In 2015 the Regina Seaways was retrofitted here with EGCS. In 2020 the ballast system and installing the new ramps were replaced. we installed a BWTS on the ship. ones - in the ballast tanks, the deck tun- Photo: Marcin Koszałka nel, the engine room and the new BWTS ∙

22 ISSUE 1(32) 2020 Board Chief Executive Officer Chief Commercial Officer Chief Commercial Officer Chief Production Officer Michał Habina Marcin Seroka Marek Sokołowski Sławomir Ostrowski

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