TURKU REPAIR YARD MADE THE CONVERSION
Superfast IX is now M/S Atlantic Vision
Turku Repair Yard Ltd conducts a wide range of ship repairs
and services in the Baltic region. Pre-emptive service helps to cut
down the off-hire and lower the service costs. The yard monitors
closely the operations’ effects to the surrounding environment
and strives to minimise the environmental impacts. The yard also
carries out various kinds of nature preserving conversions such as
installing catalytic filters.
Turku Repair Yard Ltd conducts voyage repairs in the Baltic
area. Mobile teams consist of professionals who are highly experienced in vessel repairing and checking. The typical repairs are
small jobs that take only a couple of hours. If the damage is severe or cannot be fixed on location, the team can make the necessary repairs so that the vessel can safely be transported to one
of the docks for a thorough check. During the year 2008, there
were 70 voyage repairs. ■
Beverage Dispensing system
installation supplied by BevTec
on Oasis of the Seas
T
he delivery of the beverage dispensing system on board
Oasis of the Seas includes project planning, project man-
agement, installation and commissioning.
On board the vessel there are 35 bars and around 150
T
urku Repair Yard LTD is one of the largest dry-docks in Northern
dispensing points equipped with soda bar guns, soda fonts
Europe. The yard is able to undertake even the most demand-
or cold plate soft drink dispensers. The length of the bev-
ing repair, maintenance and conversion projects at competitive
erage tube bundle adds up to 1,500 metres and is isolated
prices with delivery of high-quality work on agreed schedule.
with fire wool. The system will be in use just before the ves-
One of the latest references is the conversion of Tallink Su-
sel leaves the Turku yard in October 2009.
perfast IX. The vessel sails the Baltic Sea route to the Atlantic. The
In addition, BevTec today is involved in ship projects in
new name of the vessel is M/S Atlantic Vision. Tallink has rent the
Germany (Meyer Werft) , Italy (Fincantier) Spain (Sevilla) and
ship out to Marine Atlantic Inc., with head office located in St.
France (St. Nazaire).
John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
"The conversion includes, for example, installation of more
BevTec also carries out refurbishment service and maintenance of beverage dispensing systems at request.
powerful bow thrusters and new bow and stern ramps. There
BevTec was founded in Norway in 1992 and consists of
has been repairing of the whole vessel and refurbishing work,"
three companies with the mother company located in Oslo
Project Manager Erkki Mikkola reports.
and the subsidiaries in Stockholm and Helsinki. The BevTec
"Our references in general include all types of vessels, in-
Group of today plays a significant role in serving the cold and
cluding passenger ferries, tankers, bulk carriers, icebreakers and
hot beverage dispensing industry with technical solutions and
other special vessels, fishing vessels and naval craft. Our clients
equipment in the Nordic countries, with BevTec Finland sup-
are international and domestic ship owners, maritime authorities,
plying marine applications for shipyards and ship-owners. ■
navies and coast guards."
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