YARD NEWSLNG Gemini on CourseFernao De MagalhaesRepairsFernao De Magalhaes, the 2,680 dwt cuttersuction dredger owned by <strong>Jan</strong> De Nul N.V.,docked in <strong>Jurong</strong> <strong>Shipyard</strong> from December 2011until <strong>Jan</strong>uary 2012 for renewal works.LNG Gemini’s repair operation in progress.The stay at <strong>Jurong</strong> <strong>Shipyard</strong> from December 2011to <strong>Jan</strong>uary 2012 gave LNG Gemini, a tanker ownedby PRONAV Ship Management GmbH & Co. KG,renewed strength to continue her course.During the repair and maintenance process, the vessel measuring285.30m x 45.67m x 25.00m had her cargo main pumps and coolingdownpumps overhauled. Upon completion, the 72,472 dwt tankercontinued on the next leg of her journey.Taking a break at the yard.Measuring 138.50m x 26.00m x 8.80m, the vessel visited theyard for the modifi cation of her steering nozzle and ladder hoistingsheaves, extra seafastening on the movable bow as well asfabrication and installation of skegs and headboxes. To completethe repairs, Fernao de Magalhaes received ship side blasting &painting prior to her take-off.Ultra Ace Back in ActionLeo Mono Roars OnLeo Mono, a 2,011 TEU vessel measuring 199.88m x30.50m x 16.40m, checked into <strong>Jurong</strong> <strong>Shipyard</strong> fora series of maintenance jobs, following her last visitin 2009.Repair works such as partial steel renewal and twist lock boxesrepairs were carried out on the 29,304 dwt containership belongingto Tokei Kaiun <strong>Ltd</strong>. Renewal of the rubber packing and matingplates as well as hydroblasting and coating were also done on thehatch covers. After hull blasting and painting, Leo Mono left theyard in <strong>Jan</strong>uary 2012.Ultra Ace ready for a recharge.Ultra Ace, a 150.52m x 26.00m x 13.20m bulkcarrier owned by NS United Marine Corporation,set sail from <strong>Jurong</strong> <strong>Shipyard</strong> in <strong>Jan</strong>uary 2012following damage repair works.Arriving in December 2011, Ultra Ace had her windlass and anchorchains repaired for both the port and starboard. After completionof the necessary works, the 23,649 dwt vessel left the yard andresumed her journey with renewed energy.A rejuvenated Leo Mono at the dock.06<strong>Jan</strong>-<strong>Feb</strong> 2012
SCM : AROUND THE YARDSCelebrating the Newbuilding Success of Seven BorealisSembcorp Marine’s subsidiarySembawang <strong>Shipyard</strong> successfullydelivered Seven Borealis, the world’slargest heavy lift crane carrier, toSubsea 7, a leading global seabedto-surfaceengineering, constructionand services contractor to theoffshore energy industry worldwide,on <strong>Feb</strong>rurary 22, 2012.Commemorating the significant milestone are Lady Sponsor Mrs Filomena Oliveira (centre), flankedby Mr Carlos Saturnino, Somamet’s Chairman, on her right and Mr Jean Cahuzac, Subsea 7’s ChiefExecutive Officer, together with representatives from Sembawang <strong>Shipyard</strong> and key partners.Mr Jean Cahuzac and Mr Ong Poh Kwee, Sembawang <strong>Shipyard</strong>’s Managing Director,at the memento presentation ceremony.Tour onboard the Seven Borealis.Prior to delivery, Seven Borealis was christenedby Lady Sponsor Mrs Filomena Oliveira in aceremony held at Sembawang <strong>Shipyard</strong> on<strong>Jan</strong>uary 7, 2012. The auspicious event wasattended by more than 250 guests includingMr Jean Cahuzac, Chief Executive Offi cer ofSubsea 7, Mr Carlos Saturnino, Chairman ofSomamet – the vessel’s charterer, as well assenior executives and managers from Subsea7, Sembawang <strong>Shipyard</strong> and other key partnersinvolved in this milestone newbuilding project.In his opening speech, Mr Jean Cahuzac said:“We appreciate the excellent co-operation andteamwork by project teams from both Subsea 7and Sembawang <strong>Shipyard</strong> for the completion ofthis highly challenging and sophisticated project.Seven Borealis is the jewel of our fl eet.”as well as many other specialist suppliers andequipment manufacturers.In sharing the scope of work faced by the jointproject team, Mr Ong Poh Kwee, Sembawang<strong>Shipyard</strong>’s Managing Director, said: “Thisproject has indeed presented many challenges.One of the greatest was the decision to executemajor changes in the work scope when Subsea7 took over the project from Nordic Heavy Lifton December 16, 2009. The improvementsincluded increasing the capability of the 600-tonne tension S-lay of up to 46-inch pipediameter as well as the addition of a 1,000-tonne tension J-lay system of up to 24-inch pipediameter and a fl ex-lay system.I am pleased to say that our team, jointly withthe owner’s team, has risen to the occasionand recorded noteworthy milestones for thishighly sophisticated project including thesuccessful delivery of the hull from China underour shipyard’s management and supervisionin December 2009, the installation of theworld’s largest 5,000-tonne mast crane andits successful load test, a very successful seatrialjust before Christmas last year and, notforgetting, the auspicious naming ceremony.”Indeed, the newly built dynamic positioning 3(DP3) 5000-tonne pipelay and heavy lift vessel– Seven Borealis – is a state-of-the-art strategicenabler ideally suited to meeting the exactingrequirements of ultra-deep and deepwaterprojects in the world’s harshest environments.The vessel is the result of three years of closeteamwork and collaboration, hard work anddedication of many partners, including Subsea7, Sembawang <strong>Shipyard</strong>, Huisman, Imtech,Kongsberg, Rolls Royce, NMD, Det NorskeVeritas (DNV) with which the vessel is classedThree cheers to the Seven Borealis Project Management Team members.<strong>Jan</strong>-<strong>Feb</strong> 201207