Double booking boosts DSB workload

The 88,109 GRT sister vessels Karen Knutsen and Sallie Knutsen arrived at the yard recently.

Damen Brest’s managing director Jos Goris said: “We are very pleased with the order from Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers. Shuttle tankers are delicate vessels and require a high level of operational reliability, hence the selection criteria of a dry-docking will always be carefully considered by owners and operators. We are happy to see that Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers has chosen Damen Shiprepair Brest.

“We are known for our highly qualified and trained mechanical department and surely this has been taken into consideration by owners in the decision making process”

Damen Shiprepair Brest presently has two Hyproc Shipping Company LNG carriers in the yard for extensive maintenance works, Italian LPG carrier Pertusola and Jan De Nul’s Simon Stevin for various modification works.

DSB is a well established repair yard with modern facilities. The yard employs over 200 staff and has three graven dry docks and sufficient repair berths. The biggest dry dock measures 420m by 80m and is one of the biggest in Europe, allowing the yard to accommodate almost any ship in the world.

The shipyard offers a broad range of services for any vessel type, including LNG tankers, oil tankers, semi-submersibles, shuttle tankers, FPSO’s, offshore construction vessels, jack-up rigs, RoRo vessels and ferries. The highly skilled workforce is particularly well known for its LNG tanker expertise.