In the past the shipyard has carried out more than 100 LNG carrier refit projects. Damen Shiprepair Brest is confident that it can continue to show the LNG community that the shipyard has the expertise and experience needed to serve this specialist sector. Bringing healthy competition back to the LNG repair sector He points out that since Sobrena closed in September 2011, there had hardly been any competition in the North West European region for LNG dry-docking and repair. However, most LNG carrier owners and managers trading in the region had indicated that they are willing to support fresh alternatives, he adds. “We are very confident that the LNG community will support us with more bookings and at sustainable price levels.” He stresses: “Damen Shiprepair Brest is very keen to bring healthy competition to the market again. We are aware that there is some heavy discounting going on but would question whether such low rates will benefit the LNG sector in the long-term.” During the first nine months of operations as part of the Damen Shipyards group Damen Shiprepair Brest has serviced more than 40 vessels from majors such as Knutsen, Odfjell, Hyproc, STASCO, Columbia Ship Management, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, Northern Marine Management, Wallem, Bourbon and CMA-CGM. About Damen Shiprepair Brest: Damen Shiprepair Brest offers a broad range of services to key markets, handling many vessel types including LNG carriers, oil tankers, semi-submersibles, shuttle tankers, FPSOs, offshore construction vessels, jack-up rigs, ro-ro vessels and ferries. The well-established repair yard has modern facilities and three graven dry docks, as well as several repair berths. The largest of the dry docks measures 420 x 80 metres and is one of the biggest in Europe, which allows the yard to accommodate almost any vessel in the world. The highly skilled workforce stands at 220 people. Damen Shipyards Group press release |