Damen Shiprepair Oskarshamnsvarvet (DSO) has won a public tender for the contract to undertake a lifetime extension project on the passenger ferry Waxholm II.
Built in 1983, the 35.5 metre ferry carries up to 350 passengers and is operated by Waxholms Ångfartygs AB (Waxholmsbolaget), the public body responsible for public transport by boat in the Greater Stockholm region. It is owned by Region Stockholm, the regional authority.
Included Works
Waxholm II is scheduled to arrive at DSO on 1 April and will spend three months there before returning to service on 3 July 3. The works, which will bring the ferry up to the latest standards of safety, comfort and performance, will include refurbishment of the passenger areas, refit of the wheelhouse, renewal of the generator and main switchboard, a major overhaul of the gearboxes and renewal of the aluminium bulkheads on the saloon deck. With such a wide variety of activities going on at the same time, managing the many trades working across all the decks will require precise scheduling.
Other Projects for Waxholmsbolaget and Region Stockholm
Between 2013 and 2015 DSO performed even more extensive works on Waxholm I, a sister ship to Waxholm II, and upgraded the two fast ferries Roslagen and Skärgården. Other ferries from the 25-vessel fleet of Waxholmsbolaget have also used the yard for repairs and maintenance and, in the early 1990s, DSO built five fast ferries for the same client.
