Among yards` customers and partners, there are many large international shipping companies with whom Tallinn Shipyard (TSY), one of BLRT REPAIR YARDS, members of BLRT Grupp has been cooperating for years. Among these valued partners is one of Europe’s leading shipping companies, Wilson Ship Management (WSM), with headquarters in Bergen, Norway.

According to Gabriel Avanesov, Sales Director of Tallinn Shipyard, a partnership between Wilson ASA and Tallinn Shipyard has been going on for more than 25 years. 2022 is no exception.

Since January, three ships of Wilson ASA have already visited the shipyard in Tallinn. In mid-January, Tallinn Shipyard welcomed M/V Wilson Brugge for maintenance. The yard`s specialists completed the work in the scope of a class renewal: treatment of the ship’s hull and cargo holds, repair of ME, propulsion complex and rudder, inspection and repair of hatch covers.

In accordance with the Ballast Water Management Convention adopted by International Maritime Organization, Tallinn Shipyard’s Conversion and Modernization team installed a bwts system onboard the Wilson Brugge produced by a company focusing on environmental protective solutions for the maritime industry- Norwegian Greentech AS

In April, a similar scope of works, including the installation of Norwegian Greentech`s ballast water treatment system, was carried out but already onboard the second Wilson ASA vessel visiting TSY this year- Wilson Rotterdam

In May, TSY completed the repair of the third WSM vessel this year, the general cargo vessel Wilson Brake. During vessel dock stay, as in the previous projects, the specialists of Tallinn Shipyard performed hull and cargo holds cleaning, executed an overhaul of the ME and auxiliary mechanisms. Among other jobs, a fairly large amount of work was carried out to replace the ship’s hull structures. Norwegian Greentech`s ballast water treatment system with a capacity of 370 m3/h was also installed.

𝐀𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟕.

At BLRT Repair Yards we value maintaining relationships with our long-term partners, which also includes Wilson Ship Management. Over the years of cooperation, to be precise, since the early 90s of the last century, the number of WSM ships repaired by yards specialists has long exceeded 100.

MINERVA HELEN, an Aframax size Crude Oil Tanker has visited Turku Repair Yard (TRY), one of BLRT REPAIR YARDS, members of BLRT Grupp for an intermediate survey.
 
Team TRY performed hull treatment and painting works of appx 20 000 m2 of the tanker`s surfaces. In addition to hull treatment jobs, team TRY completed other intermediate survey works to meet the requirements of the customer and classification society.
 
Thanks to cooperation with the management company of the vessel, Minerva Marine Inc., and the vessel crew, all jobs were executed smoothly and we can`t thank them enough for their support during the vessel`s stay in Naantali, Turku.
 
M/T Minerva Helen is a 243.57 m long and 42.00 m wide crude oil tanker with a DWT 103643.40t that is managed by BLRT Repair Yards` good customer Minerva Marine Inc.
 
It is worth mentioning that M/T MINERVA HELEN is not the first vessel under the same management visiting BLRT Repair Yards. In January 2021, Western Shiprepair, another BLRT yard in Klaipeda, Lithuania accepted the 184.27 m long MR Product IMO II/III Chemical Tanker MINERVA TYCHI.

The last week of April was notable for team BLRT REPAIR YARDS in Klaipeda, as one of Royal Wagenborg`s cargo vessels EGBERT WAGENBORG – the vessel is named after the founder of Royal Wagenborg – Mr Egbert Wagenborg who founded the company in 1898- arrived for repairs.
 
The 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. The vessel is the leader in its segment in terms of sustainability and was honoured with the Maritime KVNR Shipping award in 2017 established by the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (Koninklijke Vereniging van Nederlandse Reders (KVNR)) to honour an organisation or individual who, through innovation, contributed to the shipping industry in the Netherlands the most
 
This was EGBERT WAGENBORG`s 1st class renewal after the launch. Specialists from Western Shiprepair, one of BLRT Repair Yards, 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.
 
‘The fact that customers wish to continue cooperation is a significant mark of appreciation for every employee who contributes to the repair of ships through their own efforts and hands, as this allows us to justify the acquired reputation of a reliable ship repair company,’ said Aldas Karinauskas, Regional Sales Manager at BLRT Repair Yards

For the record: In Mid- April Wagenborg Shipping placed an order for the construction of a sister ship of the Egbert Wagenborg and the Máxima. The third vessel of this EasyMax type is expected to be delivered in the first half of 2023

In mid-March, Tallinn Shipyard, one of BLRT REPAIR YARDS, members of BLRT Grupp completed repairs to an almost 105m long oil/ chemical tanker KEY FIGHTER.

Project facts:
– Steel renewal in ballast tanks (appx 7 t)
– Steel renewal in cargo tanks (#AISI 316)    
– Painting works: hull and ballast tanks
– Overhaul of Wärtsilä ME 9R32LN
– Pipes renewal and valves overhaul
– El.motors overhaul
– Propulsion service works

See it for yourself! Enjoy the video!

During the vessel`s stay at the yard, team Turku Repair Yard carried out works according to the class renewal plan, hull cleaning and fresh paint application, KONGSBERG`s bow thruster full service and other routine jobs. In addition, specialists of the yards carried out some minor additional jobs as per the request of a bareboat charterer Holland Norway Lines.

Romantika has been chartered as a bareboat charter for at least three years with an extension option. The vessel will be operating on international routes between Norway and the Netherlands.

Scope of works:
– Hull works
– Maintenance of bow thrusters
– Maintenance of overboard valves, pumps and coolers
– Assistance in the installation of #EnergoProFin propeller hubs. This device helps to improve propulsive #efficiency and leads to fuel #savings
– Other routine jobs

Baltic Queen is cruising on Tallinn- Stockholm route, and after Sweden moved the majority of Covid-19 restrictions on February 9, now travelling to Sweden becomes easier. And the vessel is ready to welcome passengers aboard again starting 18.02.

Retrofit project for Stolt Tankers– oil/ chemical tanker STOLT SANDPIPER at BLRT Repair Yards in Tallinn

Scope of works:
– Piping pre-production. Length of piping 270 m
– Deckhouse pre-production. Weight of a deckhouse 3500 kg
– Deck compartment outfitting and onboard installation
– BWTS installation and commissioning. BWTS equipment DESMI CompactClean 500m³/h
– Other routine jobs

The Polar Pioneer fishing vessel (owned by Norwegian company Polar Pioneer AS) returned to its owner as soon as in the second week of December 2021 after a course of modernization at Tallinn Shipyard. 

Project facts:

– Design and engineering. Project development
– Installation of a bottom steel box keel with reinforcements (80 t)
– Bow thruster installation, incl hull, electrical and hydraulic works
– Dismantling and re-installation of a bridge including splicing power and control cables
– New accommodation installation (weight of a structure 32 t), including new steel superstructure manufacturing and installation, interior, electrical and outfitting installations

This summer, our colleagues from Western Shiprepair, one of BLRT Repair Yards, members of BLRT Grupp were lucky to film STENA LINE’s newest RoPax ferry STENA SCANDICA during repairs in one of the largest floating docks in the Baltic States. Despite the size, it is 222 m long, the vessel underwent maintenance in just under two weeks.

As of July 2021, STENA SCANDICA operates on the route between Nynäshamn in Sweden and Ventspils in Latvia.