by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 23, 2020 | News
A 164-year-old paddle steamer is ready to ply the Norwegian lake waters after a repair carried out by MarineShaft. It was in November, last winter – before corona closed the borders – that MarineShaft sent service engineers to Norway to inspect the repair work...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 23, 2020 | News
BW LPG, the Isle of Man Ship Registry, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, MAN Energy Solutions, and DNV GL, celebrated the first flag acceptance of a conversion to LPG as fuel for a VLGC. With the successful acceptance BW LPG will begin the conversion of 12 vessels to dual fuel...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 23, 2020 | News, SeaFirst
With a cruise sector comeback now on the horizon, shipowners are striving to ensure that their vessels are equipped for a new set of challenges. If the industry is to make a successful recovery, it will require radical rethinking across the board, says Oslo-based...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 23, 2020 | News, SeaFirst
The Covid-19 pandemic and its unprecedented disruption to the world economy has become the dominant theme as 2020 has progressed, explains Stephen Gordon, Managing Director of Clarksons Research. Covid-19: Deepening economic impact With economists now expecting global...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 16, 2020 | News
The biggest story in the world currently remains Coronavirus, and the impact it is having on every part of our lives. DryDock, has all the ship repair news and comment from around the world, including:- We are certainly living in strange times, and COVID-19 has...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jul 16, 2020 | News, SeaFirst
In the midst of the most challenging global pandemic The SMS Group, headquartered in Southampton, has both adapted and expanded. The SMS Group has an enviable reputation as specialists in ship repair, marine engineering and major fabrication projects in the Commercial...