MARINE ENGINEERING
Boat builders, ship repair, shipwrights, boat refits, marine engineering,
boat construction in aluminium, steel, timber and composite, boat
painting, winches.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Challenge Marine can carry out all the engineering related work required for a vessel to pass it's annual in-water and periodic out-of-water surveys, including shaft and vessel surveys, anchor and chain repairs and replacement, rudder stock repairs, rudder repair and hull valves.
We have expertise in compliance with all classification society rules including:
- Lloyds Register of Shipping (LR)
- Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
- Bureauveritas (BV)
- American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
- Korean Register of Shipping (KR)
- Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
- Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NK)
When a vessel is ready for survey, the customer usually arranges for the appropriate marine surveyor to inspect the vessel. We will do all we can to facilitate this.
Likewise we can help make contact with a registered surveyor if required - we have good links with the local survey agents.
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Challenge Marine carried out the five year survey and slipping of Orion Energy's 2600t gas carrier, "Boral Gas", which was completed ahead of time and on budget.
Ron Buist, Ship Superintendent comments, "simply an excellent overhaul, ...the co-operation, dedication and engineering excellence observed was outstanding..."
Tasks required under ABS Classification Society and by Orion Energy included:
- Hull Repairs and Valves
- Anchor winch and anchor reairs
- UHP Waterblasting
- Safety and Security
- Crane Repairs
- Tail Shaft Survey
- Hydraulic Repairs
- Fuel tank Repairs
- Electrical Repairs
- Painting
- Ballast Tank Repairs
- Bow Thruster Repairs
- Engine Bed Repairs
- Fire Mains Repairs
- Generator Overhauls
- Hi Lift Rudder Repairs
- CPP Propellor Repairs
- Shaft Generator Repairs
- Steering Motor Repairs
- Refrigeration Repairs
- Anchor Hawser Pipe Repairs