Gibdock has underlined its growing reputation in the offshore vessel sector by securing its first dry docking contract from Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry. Wellservicer, a multi-role diving support vessel with subsea lift capability, has undergone an intensive and relatively complex class renewal docking at … [Read more...]
Gibdock Completes Semi-sub Project
Gibdock has completed its work on the semi-submersible accommodation platform, Etesco Millennium - the first offshore platform project to be undertaken by the yard in almost 15 years. The semi-sub’s eight-month stay at the yard represented an important milestone for the Gibraltar shiprepair facility, as it continues its campaign to broaden the range of its growing … [Read more...]
Edda Fides, a Monohulled, DP3 “Floatel” Docks in Gibraltar
The Norwegian-owned offshore accommodation vessel, Edda Fides, one of the most advanced and sophisticated vessels of its type in the world, has been dry-docked at Gibdock in Gibraltar for a week-long package of work at the yard. The ‘floatel', owned by Østensjø Rederi, arrived at Gibdock on April 2nd and was docked the following day. The main scope of work involved … [Read more...]
Back-to-back Cruise Dockings for Gibdock
Back-to-back cruise ship projects at Gibdock's No. 1 dock have seen the return of the 37,584 GT, 1,575-passenger capacity Thomson Destiny for its fourth visit since a first refit in Gibraltar in 2006. The Thomson Destiny arrived at the yard on November 13 to undertake works afloat and then docked on November 21 one day after the Pullmantur Zenith had left the 260m x 38m x … [Read more...]
Gibdock digs deep to repair Pullmantur Zenith
Gibdock's growing reputation as one of the leading cruise ship repair and refurbishment centres in the Mediterranean has been enhanced by the docking of the 42,255 gt, 1992-built Pullmantur Zenith. The vessel arrived in Gibraltar on November 7th for work that had to be completed within tight time constraints and left on schedule on November 20th, en route to Brazil for its next … [Read more...]
Gibraltar-Based Shipyard Takes Major Steps to Fulfill Rig Strategy
Gibraltar-based Gibdock's key strategic aim to carve a niche in the growing regional market for jack-up and semi-submersible drilling rig repairs, maintenance and modification work, has moved an important step closer Following the arrival in October of the 22,604gt Etesco Millennium, a modified semi-submersible built in 1976 by Marathon Le Tourneau and upgraded in 2006, … [Read more...]