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Work underway on CalMac Ferries MV Isle of Mull.at Cammell Laird CAMMELL Laird engineers have completed a major ferry repair project at the firm s Birkenhead yard. Delivered as part of the vessel’s annual survey, the work involved removal of the 33-tonne bow visor on CalMac Ferries MV Isle of Mull; also replacing its hinge pins and bearings. The programme involved a series of heavy lifts using 200 tonne jacks and a 350-tonne mobile crane to transfer the bow visor to rigging on the bottom of Laird s number 6 dry dock. Paul Owen, managing director at Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Limited said: Removal of bow visors is not a commonplace activity but it was necessary on this project to facilitate the removal and replacement of the Isle of Mull’s main hinge pins and bearings.
Picture of Clansman Ferry by Andy Mahon CAMMELL Laird has won a major contract with one of the UK s biggest ferry operators for annual maintenance and dry docking of five large vessels in its fleet. The four-year deal covers work on CalMac Ferries MV Clansman, MV Loch Seaforth, MV Lord of The Isles, MV Finlaggan and MV Hebrides - all of which provide an essential lifeline service from the Inner and Outer Hebrides to the Scottish Mainland. All five ferries are expected to dock at Laird s Birkenhead yard between October and March each year, with the first vessels due to arrive early this year.