Nobiskrug tackles Poseidon engine swap

Poseidon

was built in 1976 in Bremerhaven and is one of a number of well-known German research ships which are destined for replacement before the end of the decade. Some €110 million is earmarked for a replacement for

Poseidon

which at last word would not be built until after 2018.

The Poseidon has been in Rendsburg since late October and was due to leave Nobiskrug’s Dock Hall about mid-December after six weeks of general maintenance. The yard said the work included the replacement of all three main engines.

Klas S Lackschewitz at owner Geomar in Kiel told The Motorship the 60.8m long and 11.4m wide Poseidon’s three MTU 12V 2000 M40A Diesels of 575kW were all being replaced by reconditioned engines of the same type but to modern IMO Tier II emission standards – a move to stay abreast of ever more stringent environmental regulations.

Other work on Poseidon covered vessel and machinery repairs and maintenance as well as the replacement through her hull of 20 tons of steel ballast in her double hull.

Nobiskrug is part of Abu Dhabi Mar Germany which groups Nobiskrug, repair specialists Lindenau in Kiel and ADM-Kiel. Group Repair Chief Bernd Wittorf said Poseidon was in fact a Lindenau contract but had been moved to Nobiskrug’s new dock hall because owner Geomar had sought weather protection.

“It’s just this kind of repair that really demonstrates the enormous flexibility and customer-orientation of our shipyard group” Mr Wittorf declared.