NEW LNGC VESSEL MAINTENANCE PROJECT
GABADI S.L. has the honor of having been awarded a new and exciting project for the maintenance and repair of cargo tanks of a LNG carrier. This project, which will be executed at the Keppel Shipyard located in Singapore and will last approximately 5 months, involves another challenge for the maintenance of cryogenic tanks with the technology NO96.
GABADI S.L. has broad experience in the development of this type of projects, including a similar repair project which was completed two years ago at the shipyard NAVANTIA Ría de Ferrol – Fene. This project has been the most significant one, when dealing with this type of vessel and technology, as of today.
For that reason, Keppel shipyard relies on the expertise and professionalism of the company located in Narón, already used to performing works of this nature abroad. Therefore, it is already familiar with needs of material and equipment transport, personnel allocation and previous analysis, which must be arranged before their execution. When facing projects like this one, the logistics and timing control are a key aspect, in order to be successful, in regard to the deadlines compliance and the company has gained a significant recognition for these aspects, not only from shipyards, but also from owners.
The preparation of this project has already taken some months, due to all the efforts which are necessary to coordinate all the resources, both material and manpower ones, and to the urgency to develop the analysis and estimations that are compulsory to be done at the preliminary stage, to ensure the appropriate development of the project. For this reason, a team of around fifteen people has been sent to perform the prior development. Their work will be the necessary base to have the possibility of starting the execution of the works. During the project performance, sixty workers will be transferred to the country where the works will be executed, Singapore. Among this personnel, there will be carpenters, welders, technicians and installers. Apart from that, technical support will be provided from the headquarter located in Polígono Industrial Río do Pozo. Likewise, SSB, a local company, with which Gabadi has a Joint Venture, will also participate in the project.
This project is expected to reaffirm and consolidate, once and for all, GABADI S.L. as a leader in the field of membrane tanks maintenance for LNGC vessels, as well as its presence in Southeast Asia. At the moment, there is a team of 40 people working at another membrane tanks project of MARK III technology this time, which is being performed in Malaysia and will end by the end of the summer.
Nowadays, Gabadi has over 60 members of its staff working abroad, in Canada, Ecuador, Malaysia, Switzerland and Singapore. Forecasts indicate that, by the end of the year, this number will increase and surpass the 100 workers.