In the last month of summer, a 197m long and 32.6m wide bulk carrier KUMPULA of ESL Shipping Ltd left BLRT Repair Yards in Klaipeda after a 5-year class survey
 
During repairs specialists of the yard from various departments performed typical survey jobs:
– hull treatment
– overboard valves overhaul
– bow thruster overhaul
– CPP seals renewal
 
But the list of works wouldn`t be complete without mentioning steel repairs in the bulbous bow area. The total amount of replaced steel reached ~ 15 tons
 
Another notable job during project implementation was the full treatment of 5 cargo holds, roughly ~ 16500 m2 of surfaces.
 
Now, M/S KUMPULA is sailing in another part of the world all nice and shiny both inside and outside!

Earlier this week, Turku Repair Yard, one of BLRT Repair Yards, members of BLRT Grupp was honoured to welcome a delegation of Danish companies, maritime industry and association representatives.
During the visit, which was organized in cooperation with the Embassy of Denmark in Finland, Danish Export – Cruise & Ferry and Danske Maritime (Danish Maritime), the management of the yard introduced them to the facilities and capacities of the shipyard, and ways of being involved in the “green wave“

During the two-day event in Turku region, team Turku Repair Yard together with Finnish maritime cluster companies, the Danish delegation and its representatives also attended a seminar which was dedicated to various topics concerning “Green shipbuilding and green maritime solutions”. Danish companies presented their environmentally friendly and energy-efficient maritime solutions

Building new cooperation and collaboration opportunities!

In August, Tallinn Shipyard, one of BLRT Repair Yards, welcomed a 118 m long chemical tanker DUTCH EMERALD of John T. Essberger GmbH & Co KG for an intermediate survey.
 
In a frame of maintenance, specialists of the yard performed:
– treatment (cleaning and painting) of 5180 m2 of different surfaces
– cargo pumps` repairs
– partial renewal of pipes of various piping systems
– other routine jobs

Worth mentioning that earlier this year, sister ship DUTCH AQUAMARINE of the same owner also visited Tallinn Shipyard for an intermediate survey. During vessel stay team of the yard performed hull treatment works, executed an overhaul of 3 electrical windlasses and cargo deep well pumps. The list of works was supplemented by interior works and the replacement of various valves and pipelines.

In order for the vessels to comply with the International Maritime Organization BWM Convention, specialists in the conversion and modernisation department of the yard installed a BSKY TM BWMS onboard both DUTCH AQUAMARINE and DUTCH EMERALD

Recently, two ASD (Azimuth Stern Drive) tugs of the yard`s good customer Alfons Håkans , 3653 HP DUNKER and 2850 HP SATURN, visited Turku Repair Yard, one of BLRT Repair Yards for maintenance.
 
In a frame of maintenance, specialists of the yard performed:
– Aquamaster thrusters’ overhaul
– Underwater hull blasting and painting
– Sea chests cleaning and painting
– Valves’ overhaul
– Other routine jobs

Both tugs were repaired with care and now are ready for upcoming winter season!

The Estonia will celebrate its 31th anniversary of independence restoration on August 20.

Egbert Wagenborg at BLRT Repair Yards in Klaipeda for the 1st class renewal after the launch.

Egbert Wagenborg is a next-generation open-top ice-classed general cargo vessel and the 1st vessel in the Easy Max series in Royal Wagenborg`s fleet. She`s named after the founder of Royal Wagenborg – Mr Egbert Wagenborg who founded the company in 1898

Specialists of the yard carried out repairs in accordance with classification society requirements and replaced previously installed #BWTS with a more modern and powerful one. The modernization has made the ship even greener and more environmentally friendly.

1A Super ice-class holder – a 137.15 m long cargo vessel PASILA of ESL Shipping Ltd visited BLRT Repair Yards in Tallinn for an intermediate survey.

In a frame of maintenance, specialists of the yard completed the cleaning of fuel tanks, treatment of 8700 m2 of different surfaces including hull and cargo holds, an overhaul and restoration of anchor-mooring winches, modernized different piping systems, adjusted hatch covers’ rubber compression, performed a bow thruster overhaul and other routine jobs

Now, M/S Pasila is all set and ready for a new assignment.

ESL Shipping Ltd – the leading carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Baltic region – is a good customer of BLRT Repair Yards. In 2021, the company entrusted us with labour-intensive repairs and modification of 4 of its general cargo vessels EIRA, ALPPILA, KALLIO and TALI.

Videos of KALLIO and TALI projects are available on our YouTube channel. Make sure to watch in case You have missed them!

BLRT Repair Yards are committed to ensuring all work meets the high safety and reliability standards needed for the maintenance of a vessel, especially when it comes to a tanker.

Since the start of this year, a group of yards has kept welcoming  different types of tankers one after another.

In late June, BLRT Repair Yards in Tallinn received a contract for maintenance and retrofit of an almost 100m long chemical tanker STOLT SEAGULL of a well- known Norwegian shipping company Stolt  Tankers.

During vessel stay, specialists performed different kinds of jobs such as hull treatment, rudder blade removal and re-fitting,  an overhaul of stern tube seals, heat exchangers, marine safety equipment inspection and other routine works to meet the requirements of the ship owner and classification society.

In order for STOLT SEAGULL to support environmental goals and comply with IMO ballast water exchange regulations, team BLRT Repair Yards installed and commissioned a 500 m3/h BWTS system produced by Desmi Ocean Guard A/S

For reference, STOLT SEAGULL wasn`t the only vessel of the same shipowner to visit the group of yards since the start of 2022. Earlier this year, team BLRT Repair Yards in Klaipeda completed the maintenance of two more vessels of Stolt Tankers: a 180 m long STOLT LIND and 176.75 m long STOLT.

May and June were very busy for Tallinn Shipyard, The vessels that arrived at the yard were both exciting in terms of project implementation and responsible in terms of quality execution on time.
 
After negotiations and a yard visit by customer representatives, Danish shipowner Ultraship, a Navigator Gas Company, which is a brand new customer for the group of yards, awarded Tallinn Shipyard, one of BLRT REPAIR YARDS with a contract for a class renewal and installation of ERMA FIRST ESK Engineering Solutions S.A. BWTS onboard a 95- meter long LPG tanker HAPPY FALCON
 
Scope of works included but wasn`t limited to:
– hull treatment
– safety equipment inspection/ lifeboats` testing
– cleaning of fuel tanks
– rudder service
– propeller blade removal and polishing
– ER seawater system pipes renewal
– other routine jobs

In early March, large-scale intermediate survey project was undertaken by Western Shiprepair (WSR), one of BLRT Repair Yards in Klaipeda, in the FD 170 dock on GASCHEM AACHEN, a 180.42 m long LPG tanker managed by Hartmann Gas Carriers. Team WSR performed various types of works such as propeller polishing, renewal of over 40 tonnes of steel, crane hydraulic hoses replacement, hose handling crane hydraulic cylinder overhaul, modification of sewage treatment plant, an overhaul of electric motors, hull and freshwater tank treatment and painting. Final stage of repair was carried out by the quay. The re-delivery of the tanker to the customer was done in early April.