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Damen Services Massive Crude Carrier

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

June 27, 2013

  • Photo: Damen
  • Photo: Damen
  • Photo: Damen Photo: Damen
  • Photo: Damen Photo: Damen

Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) returned the Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) TI Europe to its owners EURONAV (Belgium) after completing a full technical survey and service.

The sheer size of the vessel represents a considerable challenge in itself, he says, with the shipyard applying more than 46,000 square meters of silicon paint. However, the yard can comfortably accommodate such vessels given that its largest drydock, at 420 x 80 meters, is one of the biggest in Europe.

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