Dredger bearing as good as new after ten years

Dredger bearing as good as new after ten years

After ten years and more than 100,000 operating hours dredging up silt, sand, rocks and stones in some of the toughest marine environments imaginable, the Thordon Composite bearing installed on the Al Mirfa’s dredge cutter head shaft has emerged unscathed. In drydock...
A&P GROUP appoint HSEQ Manager

A&P GROUP appoint HSEQ Manager

Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has appointed its first Group HSEQ Manager. Kevin Peart is promoted from his role as Quality Manager at A&P Group’s Falmouth facility and now assumes responsibility for Health, Safety,...
Damen reorganisation at three yards

Damen reorganisation at three yards

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has announced a reorganisation at three Dutch yards within its group. Staff members of Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR), Damen Shiprepair Van Brink (DSVB) and Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSVl) were informed that the overall...
First collaboration for Sydney City Marine and Damen

First collaboration for Sydney City Marine and Damen

Sydney City Marine has completed its first maintenance docking of a Damen vessel since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Damen Shipyards Group last year. The works signify the successful cooperation between Damen Services in the Netherlands, the...
LISNAVE report positive performance for 2016

LISNAVE report positive performance for 2016

LISNAVE achieved good positive results although 2016 was a difficult year for the shiprepair activity – strongly affected by the crisis in the maritime transportation sector, which suffered a sharp reduction in freight rates as a consequence of the increase of...