REPAIR & CONVERSION
Cruise Capital
REPAIR & REFIT IN THE PORT OF ROTTERDAM
CRUISE SHIPS HAVE MADE FOR SOME SPECTACULAR SIGHTS AT PORT OF ROTTERDAM REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT YARDS RECENTLY. OASIS OF THE SEAS, THE LARGEST CRUISE VESSEL IN THE WORLD, HAS BEEN IN KEPPEL VEROLME, WHERE SHE HAS been given a thorough refurb, inside and out. Shortly afterwards, Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam welcomed MSC Magnifica for an overhaul. Both projects required a focussed logistical approach and a quick turnaround from the yards, in order that the vessels were ready to sail in time for their waiting passengers.
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WORDS BY BEN LITTLER
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