by Satzuma-Creative | Apr 15, 2020 | News
Before the coronavirus hit, the cruise and ferry repair season was in full swing with ship repair and refit works in Damen, Navantia and Palumbo shipyards, and with outfitters Trimline, SD Marine Services and SMS. Cruise Ship Repairs Completed at Damen Shiprepair...
by Satzuma-Creative | Apr 15, 2020 | News
There was plenty of activity in the Baltic before the coronavirus, with Remontowa repairing 25 ships in the first month of the year. BLRT Grupp has completed the modernisation of the largest floating dock in the region, and Damen Oskarshamnsvarvet is undertaking a...
by Satzuma-Creative | Apr 15, 2020 | News
There is a considerable amount of interest at present into alternative ways to reduce ship emissions. These range from using alternative fuels, power generation through solar power, and wind assisted propulsion.“The recently held European Shipping Week was a good...
by Satzuma-Creative | Apr 14, 2020 | News
Namdock, on the west coast of Africa in Walvis Bay, Namibia, say they are leading the area in the provision of ballast water treatment system installation services. Claus Zeilinger, Assistant Technical Superintendent of Carpentry and Electrical at Namdock says:“We...
by Satzuma-Creative | Apr 14, 2020 | News, Opinion
The need for the shipping industry to do its fair share in reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has become very evident and widely accepted following the installation of binding CO2 reduction targets by the IMO. Adding to that, the Global Sulphur Cap...
by Satzuma-Creative | Apr 8, 2020 | News, Opinion
As the world waits with bated breath to find out just how bad the impact of the virus is likely to be on the ship repair industry, we take a look at some scenarios that have been put forward by BIMCO, and get some advice on contractual law from Haynes and Boone. The...
