40 turkish shipyards
nafs mag. issue 84
presentation
GEMAK – The leading shipyard in Turkey is building an impressive portfolio of Greek clients
Gemak was established in 1969 by Naval Architect Mr. Ismet Uner as a small yard in “Golden Horn” in The Bosporus, Istanbul. All facilities were transferred to Tuzla bay at the Sea of Marmaras in 1981, which was designated as a ship repair and ship building area by the Turkish government. Following a demand-oriented investment policy, supported by the realistic vision of its founder, Gemak has become the leading shipyard in ship repair and conversion in Turkey. In 2000, Gemak acquired TGE Shipyard and entered the new building segment. By accomplishing the construction of a graving dock, TGE started to provide repair services, in addition to new building works. After completing the last new building project in 2011, TGE has become a pure ship repair facility. In 2005, in order to increase the capacity of TGE steel & pipe construction, pre-fabrication workshops were relocated to nearby Gebze. In Mr. Birol Uner, the Group’s CEO
2008, NETA Pipe & Steel Construction Industry S.A. was established as an independent firm in Gebze, providing services to Gemak Group
Mr. Murat Cengiz, GEMAK’s Marketing Manager, Shiprepairs
shipyards, as well as to other shipyards and industries. Gemak Group has an impressive portfolio of conversions, repairs, new buildings, modification of all kind of ships and offshore structures, drilling and production platforms, thanks to its strong technical skills and modern technology. In close cooperation with its exclusive Greek Agent, N. Bogdanos Marine Bureau Ltd., GEMAK has earned a solid reputation in the Greek market, as many Greek Owners will testify, such as Tsakos (several vessels), Arcadia (three times), Naftomar (three times), Springfield (twice), Delta Tankers (twice), Queensway (several vessels, including conversions), Sun Enterprises, OSG, Mantinia (extensive bottom damage repairs after grounding in Brasil), Chronos (full scale 40K dwt tanker conversion to asphalt carrier), Alexandria Shipping (twice), Ancora (several vessels), Atlantic Bulk (twice), Avin (twice), Free Bulkers (twice), Ciel (Costamare group), Conbulk, Consolidated Marine Management, Electra, Elmira Tankers, Halcoussis Z&G, Ikarus, Interunity, Val Enterprises, Vita Management, Vulcanus etc., to mention but a few. More importantly, GEMAK invests in long term relations through repeat business and indeed the majority of the Owners mentioned above are established repeat clients.
GEMAK repair facilities
Conversions
With 3 docks and 1,9km available berth space,
steel plates and profiles.
Besides dry-docking and repairs, Gemak has suc-
Gemak Group is serving about 150 ships per
Ample steel work capacity with production up to 30
cessfully completed conversion projects of all types,
annum, corresponding to over 4 million DWT ship
tons per day.
such as lengthening, single to double-hull, tanker to
repair capacity. More than 1.500 ships in total
Steel and pipe works in stainless steel.
bulk carrier, bulk carrier to cement carrier, product
have been repaired to date.
Lifting capacity up to SWL 470 tons.
tanker to asphalt tanker, tanker to FSO etc.
Facilities, Services and Strong Points
100 nozzles blasting capacity
In 2010, a 47.474 DWT, product tanker operated by
1 x Capesize drydock 300x53 m (56 m working
Hydroblasting up to 2500 bars
a well known Greek specialist in this field, was con-
breadth), presently being lengthened inland from
In-house tank coating facilities
verted from product tanker to asphalt carrier ;
260 m.
In-house staging capacity of 150.000 m3
− New heating coils as well as main thermal oil pipe-
1 x Panamax floating dock 233x37 m.
Shaft/propeller/stern-tube/rudder/steering gear
line were supplied, fabricated and installed in cargo
1 x Handysize floating dock 170x26.3 m.
repairs
and slop tanks.
1 x Self-propelled Floating Crane SWL 100 tons.
Engine, turbocharger, governor, pump, compressor,
− To maintain the cargo temperature at 160°C in
Total length of wet berths 1900 m
cooler, heater overhauls
cargo tanks, new thermal oil heaters, each of 6000
Total number of 20 cranes operating at the shore
Reconditioning and heavy machining facilities
kW capacity, were located inside a new deck house,
side, which means good availability at any one
Repairs of deck machinery, cranes, hatch covers
built over the poop deck.
time.
Hydraulic and pneumatic system repairs
− All cargo pipes and main thermal oil lines were
More than 120 permanently employed engineers
Boiler repairs/re-tubing
insulated. In order to eliminate the extra thermal
and naval architects.
Electrical /Automation / Radio-Navigation repairs
stress, cargo and ballast tanks were reinforced by
Running on self developed ERP software.
Overhauling of HVAC systems, qualified carpenter
stiffeners, frames and carlings.
Keeping an average stock of about 10.000 tons
service.
− New cofferdams were created in slop tanks.