Third dry dock for Shipyard De Schroef
Shipyard De Schroef of Sas van Gent in the Netherlands has bought an additional dry dock (Dock B) from Shipyard Myklebust of Gursken in Norway.
The deal was concluded through the intermediate of Klaus Heun Shipping of Denmark, which also acted as a go between for the towage done by the tug Viking, owned and operated by Koerts International Towing Service/Seacontractors of Delfzijl in the Netherlands
The new dry dock measures 162m LOA with a breadth of 22.2m and a depth of 8m over the blocks. It has a lifting capacity for 8,000 tonnes. The self contained Dock B is classed by Bureau Veritas and features two 6 tonne cranes.
Shipyard De Schroef now has three docks, with Dock A measuring 135m by 20m and Dock C measuring 45m by 10m. Shipyard De Schroef also has a 125m long slipway, mainly used for the repair of inland vessels, and over 500m of quay.
The new dock was purchased to extend the repair and maintenance service to seagoing vessels (both dry cargo and tankers), tugs and offshore vessels.
