System integrator Alewijnse Marine has opened a new service and maintenance facility in Den Helder to support its activities at the Dutch Royal Naval dockyard and Damen Shipyards Den Helder.
Alewijnse has been working on contracts with both Damen Shipyards Den Helder and the Dutch Royal Navy for several years now. What began with providing service on hybrid tugboats, expanded rapidly into delivering larger service and maintenance contracts, particularly for naval vessels. The increasing number and complexity of assignments, has led to the establishment of a formal service hub.
Service and Maintenance
Alewijnse Marine was involved in different service and maintenance projects in Den Helder, including working on the Joint Support Ship (JSS) Zr. Ms. Karel Doorman and the amphibious transport ships Zr. Ms. Johan de Witt and Zr. Ms. Rotterdam. Alewijnse also undertook a series of large electrical servicing and maintenance projects on research vessels, offshore support vessels and other ships.
Karel Doorman
The highlight so far in this series of projects has been the JSS Zr. Ms. Karel Doorman, the largest vessel in the Dutch navy, which is currently moored for a maintenance on the main engines lasting from March 2016 until summer 2017. Alewijnse was contracted by Defensie Materieel Organisatie (DMO), part of the Dutch Department of Defence, to install a fully wireless Internet system on board including 58 Wi-Fi access points.
Growth
Alewijnse sees good growth opportunities for the new service facility in Den Helder, not just because of the growing number of assignments from Damen Shipyards Den Helder and the Royal Dutch Navy, but also because of the Port of Den Helder's ambition to develop its capabilities as important hub for maritime maintenance and services.'
Picture: Port of Den Helder (by Alewijnse).
