September 28, 2023
DMC conducts 8,000th inspection: ‘A reliable service partner’
28 September 2023 DMC conducts 8,000th inspection: 'A reliable service partner' 2 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 special milestone for the Service Department of Damen Marine Components (DMC): it has conducted its 8,000th inspection. That honour went to the Lynn, part of the push-tow barge combination owned by Naviglobe NV. This wasn't the first time that DMC had inspected the Lynn, and it won't be the last. “We see customers coming back time and again.” The 8,000th inspection is hardly over when Leendert Verloop is already being asked when DMC would be celebrating its 10,000th inspection. The Service Manager of DMC in Hardinxveld-Giessendam instantly started counting. “On average, we do between 320 and 350 inspections a year”, he says. “So we could get there in about six years’ time. That won't be so long at all.” In that case, the Lynn could well be the lucky one again, as this Naviglobe NV push-tow barge has been inspected by DMC’s service engineers since it was built in 2005. “We come back every time”, confirms Eric Suurland, technical superintendent of the Antwerp-based shipper/operator. He sees the fact that the 8,000th DMC inspection was conducted on their ship as special. “It really is a milestone for DMC, and it's nice that they're giving this attention. As a customer, things like service, quality and reliability are priorities, and DMC offers all of those. It's important to have a reliable service partner. In the end, that's what gets you furthest. This is a positive partnership.”Push-tow combination Naviglobe NV is the shipper/operator of two company-owned inland shipping vessels and two maritime vessels (coasters), which are used to ship Clear Petroleum Products (CPP). The Lynn and the Lynn II, which together form the push-tow barge combination, have a total length of 172 metres. There are no longer many such push-tow barge combinations on European rivers. “They're indeed fairly unique”, Suurland says. “Only a few are still sailing, and ours is one of the biggest.” The Lynn dates from 2005 and has now been sailing for 18 years. At the time, the vessel was fitted with rudders and a control system of the former Van der Velden Marine Systems, which merged with DMC in 2018. “But we also have a ship with no DMC systems, and DMC has sometimes conducted inspections of that too”, Suurland explains. “If we really need someone and I can't get hold of an engineer, I call DMC and explain the problem. They then come quickly and help us to carry on again. Of course, I prefer not to call them at night, but I can if I have to. We sail in a delicate shipping area, between Rotterdam to the Moselle in Luxembourg, and there's no room for navigation errors there.” Accessible This story sounds familiar to Leendert Verloop. “Our aim is to be available 24/7, or else to call back as quickly as possible. If a customer is at a standstill and cannot sail any further, we do everything possible to send them an engineer.” Verloop…