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Regulatory dry docking

Regulatory dry docks in a 244 m x 56 m concrete dry dock at Les Méchins, one of the largest in Canada, able to hold more than one ship at a time.

Description

The Les Méchins shipyard performs regulatory dry docks for large vessels in its concrete dry dock, which measures 244 metres long by 56 metres wide. Its size makes it one of the largest dry docks in Canada, and it can accommodate more than one ship at a time.

Key features

  • Concrete dry dock, 244 m long x 56 m wide
  • Room for more than one ship at a time
  • Regulatory dry docks for ferries and commercial vessels

Applications

  • Ferries: the Marine Atlantic ferry *Atlantic Vision* (eleven decks, nearly 200 m long, 25 m wide, up to 1,200 passengers and 350 vehicles) was dry docked for about a month by a team of 160 workers and left two days ahead of schedule
  • Bulk carriers: Fednav's *MV Umiak I*, a 31,992-ton ice-breaking bulk carrier, was scheduled for delivery within four weeks with 50 employees

Specifications

Dry dock length244 m
Dry dock width56 m
Dry dock constructionConcrete

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