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Around 100 Wilson Sons employees worked on preventive maintenance of the crane, which docked the TechnipFMC vessel, a service performed every 5 years
Wilson Sons is a Brazilian company that operates in the maritime services sector, including port operations, towage, storage and logistics. TechnipFMC, in turn, is a multinational engineering company and construction of underwater projects. The two companies entered into a partnership to carry out docking services at the company's shipyards in the Port of Santos.
Understand the role of Wilson Sons and TechnipFMC in the docking carried out in the Port of Santos
TechnipFMC's “Vitória Lift 1” gondola completed the dry dock required for the company to renew its CSN (Navigation Safety Certification) by carrying out preventive maintenance at the company's shipyards. This is the second dockage carried out by Wilson Sons at the request of the shipowner, such partnership had already been signed in 2018.
Despite having its docking carried out in the Port of Santos, the “Vitória 1” cab operates in the loading and unloading of steel coils in the region of the capital of Espírito Santo, Vitória. Docking lasted a month and was completed in March, with the support of Wilson Sons tugboats to move the crane to enter the dry dock.
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Most of Wilson Sons' employees were involved in the docking of the TechnipFMC vessel in the Port of Santos
During the docking process, Wilson Sons maintenance teams can carry out repairs on the hull, propellers, shafts, thrusters, cooling systems and other components ship critics. After the work is completed, the vessel is again placed in the water to return to service, which in this case is carried out in a region relatively distant from the Port of Santos. The docking of vessels is a common practice around the world to maintain the safety and quality of vessels.
In the case of the TechnipFMC vessel, 100 Wilson Sons employees went to the port of Santos to carry out the docking. Among the professionals involved in the TechnipFMC project, we can mention: technicians, engineers, welders, painters and other specialized professionals.
According to the Portos e Navios website, upon completing the dockage project at the Port of Santos, Wilson Sons sent a satisfaction survey to TechnipFMC and received the highest score for what the company called:
"Ability to work in partnership and understand the needs of the customer (such as service monitoring and flexibility for additives).
