Las Palmas-based Astican busy with nine vessels

The Canary Islands-based ship repairer Astilleros Canarios (Astican) was busy repairing a mixed variety of vessels at its Syncrolift-equipped shiplift and transfer system within the port of Las Palmas on February 22nd. Vessels undergoing repair included:

• Geoquip Saentis – 3,500dwt 2005-built MPSV, owned by Switzerland’s Geoequip Marine, Gallen
• VOS Prime – 3,828dwt 2015-built PSV, owned by Vroon Offshore Services UK, Aberdeen
• Nipayia – 19,997dwt 2009-built chemical tanker, owned by Innovation Carriers Corp and managed by Greece’s Lotus Shipping Co Ltd, Athens
• Skandi Kvitsoy – 4,700dwt 2012-built PSV, owned by Norway’s DOF Subsea, Bergen
• POSH Osprey – 3,513gt 2014-built AHT/supply vessel, owned by Singapore’s POSH Project Pte Ltd
• Bencomo Express – Incat 96m wave-piercing catamaran high-speed ferry, owned by Spain’s Fred Olsen Express
• Fugro Resolve – 3,956dwt 2015-built PSV, owned by Holland’s Fugro Offshore, Leidschendam, recently converted in Norway into a geotechnical drilling support vessel, for operation in the offshore wind farm sector
• Atlantic Orion – 4,042gt 1988-built trawler, owned by Russia’s Interacco, Moscow
• Ocean Venture – 1,632gt 2003-built trawler, owned by the UK’s Mewstead, Aberdeen

Meanwhile, undergoing drydocking and repair at sister yard Astander in Santander, northern Spain, on February 22nd was the 1,350m³ capacity TSHD Medway, owned by Holland’s Boskalis Westminster Dredging.