Among the most recent projects, yard head Hermann Kötter told MJ, was the lengthening of the inland motor ship Heinrich – the second dimensional alteration for the ship, which started life as the 100m long Wintrans 41 in 1970 and was shortened to 82m in 1994. Kötter has now lengthened her by 3m to 85m, increasing her dwt at the same time by 70 to 1420dwt.

Also just completed has been the installation of 500m2 of internal iron decking on the inland motor ship Tukan and the installation of a new Lips/ Wärtsilä nozzle/propeller on the motor ship Walter Lauk. Still underway at the yard was the installation of a new Lips/Wärtsilä nozzle/propeller along with a double-blade rudder on the Antares.

Expected as MJ went to press was the inland tanker Charisma for work including lengthening by 5m, the installation of a Lips/Wärtsilä nozzle/propeller and the supply and installation of a double rudder. Already docked at Kötter Werft was the inland tanker Eiltank 14, for classification renewal and diverse other work.

The installation of a new, main 12-cylinder MTU engine on the inland motor ship Timo was another job underway.

Another inland yard busy with similar complex conversion of late has been the J Braun Werft in Speyer on the Rhine. That facility has just lengthened the inland motor ship Pugna Vitae by 10m to 80 m, increasing dwt at the same time by about 140dwt.