The large drilling platform 'KULLUK' of Shell UK has safely arrived at Zhoushan Changhong Ship Recycling Company for dismantling.

Release time:

2014-03-24


In the early morning of March 192 o'clockthe Marshall Islands-flagged, non-powered large drilling platform "KULLUK", measuring 78.5 meters high and 80 meters in diameter, successfully docked at the East Port Pool of Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling Company under the careful guidance of six pilots from the Zhoushan pilot station.Port Pool, this isthe third cooperation between British Shell and Zhoushan Changhong following two large LNG liquefied gas ship dismantling projects, indicating that Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling Company has made another step forward in the "green and environmentally friendly" dismantling process; at the same time, this is also the world's first practice of green dismantling of a drilling platform, providing valuable experience for global green shipbreaking, with far-reaching significance.LNG液化气船拆解项目后、与舟山长宏的第三次合作,意味着舟山长宏国际船舶再生利用公司在“绿色环保”拆解进程上又向前迈出了一步;同时,这也是世界上首次对钻井平台进行绿色拆解的实践,为世界绿色环保拆船提供了宝贵的经验,意义深远。

The safe entry of the drilling platform "KULLUK" into the port received strong support from port units and relevant departments such as Zhoushan Maritime, Customs, Border Inspection, National Inspection, and the pilot station. The leadership of Zhoushan Changhong International Ship Recycling Company attached great importance to this, coordinated efforts from all parties, and made a lot of sufficient preparatory work to ensure the smooth arrival of "KULLUK". Due to the high difficulty of this pilotage task,the pilot stationspecially assigned senior pilots to take on this important task, and developed a detailed towing pilotage plan a week in advance. Around 10 a.m. on March 18, six pilots boarded the semi-submersible "Xiangrui Kou" and "KULLUK" to command the operation of detaching the platform from the semi-submersible, and at around 12o'clockandminutesthe "KULLUK" began to float away from the semi-submersible.30.In the early morning of the 19that"2the "safely and accurately enteredKULLUKthe East Port Pool of the ship recycling company,the entire process took nearly 16 hours.It is worth mentioning that the safe arrival of the "" drilling platform

not only has a profound impact on the development of the enterpriseKULLUKbut alsois of great significance for expanding the service capacity of new area port enterprises,innovating services,and enhancing the overall competitiveness of Zhoushan Port area.对企业发展产生了深远的影响o'clock同时对于拓展新区服务港口企业能力、创新服务、提升舟山港域综合竞争力,都具有较大意义at