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We fit and weld steel structures on cruise ships

We work as subcontractors on board ships under construction. We take on work on the open decks: supports for glass windscreens, stairs, railings. Where required, we install the glass as well.

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Curved glass windscreen on raked white steel supports, on the top deck of a ship

What we do

Welder with the Solanord logo on his back, at a railing post on a steel stair

Steelwork and welding on board

Parts are fitted in position and welded on the ship itself, from scaffolding or from the deck.

  • Supports for glass windscreens
  • Window posts
  • External stairs and railings
  • MIG/MAG welding, welds ground clean
Two of the team handling a glass panel on a vacuum lifter, the Solanord logo on one man’s back

Subcontracting for shipyards

We work for shipyards, main contractors and ship outfitting companies. We take on a portion of the work and carry it out with our own team.

How we work

  1. We agree the scope

    A deck area or a type of structure. We work to the drawings supplied.

  2. We bring the team

    The welders and fitters come with their own foreman.

  3. We fit and weld on board

    The welds stay visible after painting, so we grind them clean.

  4. We install the glass

    The panels are lifted by the yard crane on a vacuum lifter and set in place by hand. At height we work in harnesses, clipped to a lifeline.

  5. We hand over the work

    Our foreman answers for our portion of the work until it is handed over.

Completed work

Glass panels still wrapped in film on a curved row of raked white steel supports

Curved glass windscreen on the top deck

The raked supports were fitted and welded on board, then we installed the glass panels between them.

Two fitters in harnesses setting a glass panel into the skylight grid, above the shipyard basin

Skylight over a deck area

The glass panels were lowered one at a time into the bays of the steel grid. The team worked on the beams.

Welder in a harness welding the stringer of a white external steel stair

External stairs and railings

The stringers and posts were welded on board.

Two of the team working at the top of white steel window posts, glass already fitted
Two fitters in harnesses tilting a glass panel towards the skylight steel grid
White steel post held plumb with a spirit level while its base is welded
Outer face of a glass windscreen on raked steel supports, along the deck edge
Glass panel lifted out of its rack on a vacuum lifter, guided by two fitters
Fitter grinding a white steel profile with an angle grinder, sparks across the scaffolding
Corner of a tinted glass wall, two panels high, on white steel posts
Glass panel brought over an open skylight bay, seen from above
Fixing raked steel supports for a glass windscreen at the edge of the deck
MIG/MAG welding the head of a steel post under the deckhead, from scaffolding
Glass balustrade on white steel posts beneath the water slides of a cruise ship
Fitters hooking the vacuum lifter to the crane chains on the open deck
Two fitters on scaffolding at raked steel brackets below a deck edge
Skylight grid partly glazed, with the next glass panel arriving on the crane
Welder on his knees, working on a joint at deck level
Curved row of raked steel window posts with the glass fitted, seen from inside
Glass panel on a vacuum lifter hanging from the crane against a clear sky
Fitter in a harness beside the raked steel supports of a glass windscreen
Welder at the base of a post on the open deck, shipyard cranes behind
Straight glass balustrade between white steel posts on an open deck
Newbuild cruise ship at the fitting-out quay, with shipyard cranes alongside

Ships we have worked on

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The bow of Seven Seas Prestige at the quay, with the sun low on the horizon
The stern of Seven Seas Prestige at the fitting-out quay, scaffolding on the aft decks
Seven Seas Prestige at the quay among the shipyard cranes, seen from above
Seven Seas Prestige and the shipyard lit up under a dark sky

The name Oceania Sonata on the hull, with scaffolding on the decks above
The bow of Oceania Sonata with its red bulb, in dry dock
The bow of Oceania Sonata seen head-on from below

About us

Solanord is a company of welders and fitters working on board cruise ships under construction.

Frequently asked questions

Which welding process do you use?

MIG/MAG.

Who do we deal with on board?

Our foreman, for the duration of the work.

Do you install the glass too, or only the steel structure?

Both, with the same team. We can also take on the structure alone.

What does the yard need to provide?

Access to the work area. For glass installation, the yard crane as well.

Contact

Tell us what work you have, in which area of the ship, and whether there are drawings.

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