Major conversion job at Cityvarvet 

The M/V Skandi Hav was originally a supply vessel but is now being converted to handle oil hoses that link oil production platforms and tankers. It is one of the largest projects WME has undertaken for Cityvarvet, which specialises in repair, maintenance, conversions and rebuilding projects.

Because of the project’s compressed time frame, it is also one of the most challenging projects our guys have taken on: work began on 18 May and is to be completed on 1 August.

Connecting production platforms and tankers
The vessel will be used to handle oil hoses connecting oil production platforms and oil tankers. The hoses are up to 400 metres long and will put in place by two 70 ton deck-mounted hydraulic winches; one forward and one aft.
To house these huge winches, existing tanks in the cement room will be removed. The space will be re-designated as an Auxiliary Machinery Room and used to house two new diesel aggregates, a new main switchboard and a number of new pumps and starters.

Four new deck cranes will be installed on the vessel; two forward and two aft. Other modifications include a new DP system, Azimuth, inert gas system, sea cargo control system and a closed circuit TV system. Rebuilding of the bridge with new control consoles for the DP, sea cargo system, winches, deck cranes etc. will be carried-out as well. Also included in the project are around 100 light fixtures and deck light projectors.
The entire deck area will be classified as a hazardous area. Most of the electrical equipment will therefore be at the EEx and IS standard.

The conversion of the M/V Skandi Hav is a major undertaking that illustrates both the yard’s and WME’s capabilities to take on projects of this size within a short time frame. WME’s experience and capabilities in project execution are playing a major role in the project’s overall success. In a broader sense, this project also shows that Swedish yards and their suppliers are competitive in the ship conversion segment.