Vessels undergoing repair at Seatrium Ltd’s yards in Singapore

Shipowners and managers looking to find space to drydock and repair any large vessel in Singapore since April last year have had it somewhat easier than before due to the fact that since the merger in 2023 of the Lion Republic’s two major ship repairers – Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore & Marine to form Seatrium Ltd – Singapore has become a “one stop” shop for large vessel repairs and conversion.

Sembcorp Marine acquired Keppel O&M for USD 3.3 billion, and the facilities of both repairers have been merged into one cohesive facility, covering the former Sembcorp Marine yard in Sembawang and Keppel’s yards in Tuas Boulevard, Tuas and Benoi.

Undergoing repair at Seatrium’s yards on 25 January 2024 were the following vessels:

Sembawang Yard:

• British Listener – 174,000m³ capacity 2019-built LNG tanker, owned by the UK’s BP Shipping, London. Vessel in the graving dock
• USNS Rappahannok (T-AO 204) – 28,114dwt 1995-built Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment tanker, owned by the US Navy and operated by the Military Sealift command. Vessel alongside
• Lakama-Ha – 102,123dwt 1993-built FPSO, owned by Terra Energy. Vessel is alongside being prepared by a charter to operate in waters offshore Mexico
• Clipper Eos – 21,289m³ capacity 2019-built LPG tanker, owned by Norway’s Solvang ASA, Stavanger. Vessel alongside
• Boka Tiamat – 6,133gt 2019-built offshore construction support vessel, owned by Holland’s Boskalis, Papendrecht. Vessel in floating dock
• USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) – 27,954dwt 1993-built Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment tanker, owned by the US Navy and operated by the Military Sealift Command. Vessel alongside
• USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS 23) – 5,484gt 2001-built Impeccable-class ocean surveillance ship, owned by the US Navy and operated by the Military Sealift Command as part of its Special Mission programme. Vessel alongside

Tuas Boulevard Yard:

• Queen of the Netherlands – 35,500m³ capacity 1993-built TSHD, owned by Holland’s Boskalis Westminster Dredging
• Brassavola – 11,904gt 2023-built LNG bunkering tanker, owned jointly by Singapore’s Pavilion Energy and Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines
• Diamond Princess – 115,906gt 2004-built cruise vessel, owned by Seattle-based Princess Cruises
• Deepwater Aquila – 66,789gt 2014-built offshore drillship, owned by Switzerland’s Transocean, Zug
• Singapore Energy – 136,135m³ capacity 2003-built LNG tanker, owned by the UK’s BP Shipping

Tuas Yard:

• DLV 2000 – 45,247gt 2016-built offshore derrick lay barge, owned by US-based McDermott Offshore
• Seavoyager – 109,085dwt 2009-built crude oil tanker, owned by Canada’s Valles Steamship Co Canada, Vancouver
• Elli – 112,919dwt 2010-built product tanker, owned by Greece’s Marine Management, Athens

Benoi Yard:

• Al Zubarah – 135,510m³ capacity 1996-built LNG tanker, owned by Japan’s NYK LNG Shipmanagement, Tokyo and managed by Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines
• Cristobal Colon – 46,000m³ capacity 2009-built TSHD, owned by Belgium’s European Dredging Co SA, Aalst, and managed by Luxembourg’s Jan de Nul Group
• Front Seoul – 157,271dwt 2019-built crude oil tanker, owned by Hai Kuo Shipping and managed by Cyprus-based Columbia Shipmanagement, Limassol