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Major docking on tug ‘PB Plenty’

By June 3, 2020August 3rd, 2020News

Halliday Engineering recently completed major engineering works on Svitzer's tug 'PB Plenty' as part of their Joint Venture with Sydney City Marine

Newcastle-based tug ‘PB Plenty’ had the good fortune to come under the continuing partnership between Halliday Engineering and Sydney City Marine. The partnership brings unprecedented efficiency and opportunity to clients, and already it has proven to be a great success. With Halliday’s fitters and boilermakers on site at Sydney City Marine and their precision workshop nearby, work on the tug was much more efficient and streamlined.

The work on ‘PB Plenty’ included a 10 year service on the Azimuth thrusters and a 5 year service on the forward winch, which involved machining and fitting new bronze bushes. Find out more about the full range of jobs carried out on the tug below.

Against the odds, the engineering works were achieved in the scheduled 20 days despite the obstacles COVID-19 presented. “Getting it done on time was down to the close interaction with Sydney City Marine — we are on the same team and have the same goals, the same target at the end of the day,” says Chris Bradley, Project Director.

Joint Venture with Sydney City Marine

”It’s a match made in heaven for us, as we gain this incredible facility where we can provide our engineering expertise. Sydney City Marine and Halliday Engineering share the same values in delivering quality, reliability and value.

Luke Halliday

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

KEY JOBS ON 'PB PLENTY'

Azimuth thruster

10 year service — involving propeller shaft seal change and a turning seal change.
Propeller

Upper gear box

Service work carried out on the upper gear box for Azimuth thrusters.
Upper Gearbox Halliday Engineering and Sydney City Marine

Box coolers

Box coolers were removed, rigged out of engine room, acid cleaned, pressure tested and then reinstalled.
Box Coolers Halliday Engineering and Sydney City Marine

Winch

5 year service — refurbished the brake and clutch bands and machined new custom bronze bushes  (fitted using liquid nitrogen).
fitting the bronze bush

Fender straps

Removed the forward main fender and two aft quarter fenders for blasting and painting, and replaced them with new straps.
Fender straps - Halliday Engineering and Sydney City Marine

New anodes

Existing sacrificial anodes were replaced with new.
Anodes - Halliday Engineering and Sydney City Marine

Hatch refurbishment

Hatch soft patches and sealing rubbers were replaced to make them watertight.
Hatch door

Underwater seawater isolating valves

Valves were removed and replaced.
Under seawater isolating valves - Halliday Engineering and Sydney City Marine

FITTING THE BRONZE BUSH

Fitting the bronze bush
Using liquid nitrogen - Halliday Engineering and Sydney City Marine
Fitting the bronze bush - Halliday Engineering and Sydney City Marine
machining bronze bush
fitting the bronze bush

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