German cruise ship Mein Schiff 5 completes scheduled drydocking in Dubai
With the world cruise fleet really operating globally today, it is not unusual to find cruise ships drydocking in unusual parts of the world for scheduled maintenance. A case in point was in early December last year, when German cruise line TUI Cruises-owned 98,786 gt, 2,534 passenger capacity Mein Schiff 5 completed a 12-day scheduled drydocking at Drydocks World-Dubai’s (DDW-Dubai) facility in the Arabian Gulf. Large cruise vessels are a very, very unusual sight at this shipyard.
During the 2016-built vessel’s stay in drydock she underwent regular class surveys, technical overhauls and maintenance work, along with upgrades to public areas and the fitting of a shore power connection.
Meanwhile, the first week of 2024 saw DDW-Dubai extremely busy with a total of 15 vessels undergoing repair in its drydocks and alongside. The vessels included the following:
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini – 2014-built backhoe dredger, owned by Luxembourg’s Dredging & Maritime Management
- FPSO Atlanta – 265,316 dwt 1989-built FPSO, owned by Malaysia’s Yinson and on a 12-year charter to Brazilian oil company Enauta
- Desh Viraat – 320,411 dwt 2008-built crude oil tanker, owned by the Shipping Corporation of India, Mumbai
- Capoeira – 73,400 dwt 2008-built tanker. Owners not known
- El Gaia – 47,999 dwt 2005-built product tanker, owned by the UAE-based Elsey Shipmanagement LLC, Dubai
- Mermaid Endurer – 6,365 gt 2010-built diving support vessel, owned by Thailand’s Mermaid Maritime, Bangkok
- Telford 25 – 14,829 gt 2007-built offshore pipe layer, crane ship and accommodation vessel, owned by UAE-based Telford Offshore, Dubai
- DLS 4200 – 60,092 gt 2013-built offshore pipe lay crane ship, owned by the UAE-based National Petroleum Co of Abu Dhabi
- Daffodil – 99,999 dwt 2002-built crude oil tanker, owned by Greece’s Neda Maritime, Athens
- Leo Maris – 46,488 dwt 2008-built chemical tanker, owned by Singapore’s Heng Tong Fuels and Shipping
- High Freedom – 49,990 dwt 2014-built chemical tanker, owned by the Republic of Irelands’ D’Amico Tankers, Dublin
- Amor (ex Roma) – 298,552 dwt 2000-built crude oil tanker. New owners not known
- Rawabi 49 (ex BGMS Glory) – 2,586 gt 2017-built OSV, owned by Saudi Arabia’s Rawabi Vallianz Offshore Services
- Etisalat – 2,221 gt 1990-built cable layer, owned by UAE-based E Marine, Dubai
- Murban (ex Deep Driller 8) – 22,800 dwt 2009-built offshore drilling rig, owned by UAE-based ADNOC Drilling, Abu Dhabi
