REFITS FOR PURPOSE: Britain’s largest independent ship repairer and marine engineering services provider Burgess Marine has refitted the Condor Rapide in Cherbourg.
Britain’s largest independent ship repairer and marine engineering services provider Burgess Marine has recently completed a successful winter refit season – including two Wightlink Ferries and the Condor Rapide.
Despite Brexit, business has boomed as the Dover-based company has completed the work its 5000T syncrolift facility in the French port of Cherbourg.
Speaking of the significant refit onboard the Condor Rapide, chief executive Nicholas Warren said: “This valuable order from Condor Ferries demonstrates our genuinely unrivalled skills base and competitiveness in the fast ferry repair market.”
He added: “We have the technical management, knowledge, and perhaps most importantly the passion and integrity to bring something truly unique to the table with regards to fast ferries.
“Our success is down to our people and our experience – our desire to do the best by our customers – all we are after is a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.”
Refits over winter
Works onboard the Condor Rapide included her five-year special survey, extensive aluminium repairs and renewals, overhaul of her water jets, overhaul of the ride control system and the application of new anti-fouling coatings.
The team also overhauled generators, made repairs to main engine exhaust systems and overhauled the main engine turbo chargers.
In respect to the conventional tonnage, Ray Cutts, Burgess Marine’s technical director, said: “Supporting the Wightlink fleet in Cherbourg has been a genuine pleasure.
“We obviously refit their fast ferries locally in Portsmouth so this extension of service is a natural development of our long-standing and mutually beneficial relationship.”
REFITS: Britain’s largest independent ship repairer and marine engineering services provider Burgess Marine has refitted two Wightlink ferries in Cherbourg.
He added: “The engineering works onboard the St Faith and St Cecilia included hull ultra high pressure and full antifouling work, and topside painting.
“The sacrificial sea water pipe work was stripped and rebuilt, the sea valves, opened for inspection, re-seated and reassembled.
“The stern prow removed and partly rebuilt and two sets of Voith blade seals changed – notable 10 blades on two units.
“Our team also completed various weld repairs”.
Wightlink operates routes between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.
The Condor Rapide is based in Poole in Dorset, and sails to France and the Channel Islands.
Dover-based Burgess Marine operates both the 5000T syncrolift in Cherbourg and the 1000T facility in Portchester, Portsmouth.
It is also the principle commercial ship repairer in Southampton and Portsmouth.
Financial details of the work in Cherbourg were not disclosed.
Contact account director James Tourgout on 07827 806400 and james.tourgout@deepsouthmedia.co.uk for more details.
