Radio Holland Completes Two Major Refits for Holland America Line
Radio Holland has successfully completed two major bridge refit contracts on behalf of Holland America Line under very tight deadlines. These bridge retrofits carried out by Radio Holland USA on Holland America Line’s cruise ships Oosterdam and Prinsendam, followed refit work on M/S Noordam and Westerdam in 2014 and 2015.
The bridge refit on board the M/S Oosterdam was concluded in Palermo, Sicily in early May. Then just days later Radio Holland continued with a bridge upgrade project for the M/S Prinsendam, which took place in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Rob van den Hof, Nautical Superintendent of Technical Operations from Holland America Line commented: “Both bridge retrofits for Oosterdam and Prinsendam were highly customized projects which each required their own specific approach. The expertise and project management skills of Radio Holland ensured completion within a limited time frame. Result is a seamless integration with existing systems while providing the additional functionality of the latest Furuno navigation equipment.”
Jamie Futch, Project Engineer, based in Radio Holland’s office in Jacksonville, Florida, said: “Given that these two important Holland America Line projects were so close together, it was a considerable logistical challenge. We made sure we had the same project team on the spot to maximise efficiency and consistency.”
Fergus Campbell, Managing Director of Radio Holland USA: “We are continuing refit work for Holland America Line. Next refit work is already planned on board the Westerdam, a second upgrade, including extra equipment. This upgrade is to bring Westerdam into the same specification as the Noordam and Oosterdam. The Westerdam was the first ship we refitted and as things progressed more equipment was added to the Noordam and Oosterdam. Radio Holland was also awarded a 16-ship maintenance agreement in 2015, so we are proud to keep the equipment on board the HAL vessels up & running 24/7”.