The Gibraltar-based yard was fully booked for offshore vessels only a few years ago, but work has since fallen off as the sector was impacted by the fall in oil prices.
However, Gibdock was able to extend it track record in work on complex vessels with high technology content in December, with the visit of the 5,700 dwt 3D seismic vessel Polar Marquis, belonging to repeat customer GC Rieber Shipping of Norway.
The high-capacity vessel - able to deploy 16 streamers - spent 21 days alongside, during which time afloat work included the removal and high-pressure cleaning of several drain lines as well as installation of new ones; fabrication and fitting of new hydraulic piping and houses; and extension of the main engine exhaust pipes to enhance air quality on the main deck.
Using the yard’s 42m long repair quay equipped with two cranes, “this was a relatively straightforward job for Gibdock,” said ship repair manager Filip Tsankov, “but we are nonetheless delighted to continue being entrusted with high-end, sophisticated offshore vessels like Polar Marquis.”
Managing director Richard Beards also pointed to the Gibdock’s strategic geographic location requiring minimum vessel deviation and reputation for on-time, quality workmanship and safety as “issues of paramount concern to most offshore companies.”
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