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Nov 11, 2020

FEATURE

Building momentum in cruise repairs and major conversions

Building momentum in cruise repairs and major conversions at Fincantieri and Remontowa

Shaft generator retrofit

Klaveness Combination Carriers improves efficiency and reduces emissions with WE Tech Solutions’ shaft generators on retrofitted vessels and newbuilds

Seven strategic steps to optimise fleet maintenance

Successful vessel owners and operators take carefully planned fleet maintenance steps to enable earlier interventions which reduces unplanned downtime, says Jason Smith at ABS Consulting

Balaena Acquires APCL Group

Balaena has acquired APCL Group, which operates yards in Tyneside (A&P Tyne), Birkenhead (Cammell Laird) and Falmouth (A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering Company)

Dakar repair activities started by Damen

Damen Shipyards Group and the Senegalese government have formed a joint venture (JV) to operate Damen Shiprepair Dakar on the West African coast

Major transformation into next generation RoRos

Major modernisation work by Western Shiprepair turns Sea-Cargo sister vessels into next generation RoRos

Drydocks World: The evolution of a ship repair yard

Captain Rado Antolovic talks about the evolution of Drydocks World

Réunion island’s new ship repair capability

Réunion island’s ship repair capabilities have recently been upgraded with the acquisition of a floating dock able to dry dock vessels up to 4,600 tons and 120m long

Egypt and Gulf yards as strategic hubs for a Northern Sea Route?

As Arctic sea ice retreats, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) is consolidating its position as a strategically significant complement to traditional east-west shipping corridors says Ahmed Ghowel, PhD, MRINA, IEng, PMP

PPG launches PPG InsightsNav analytics tool

PPG introduces PPG InsightsNav analytics tool for marine seastock coatings data

Amazing inspection drones are taking off in maritime

Inspection drones have evolved rapidly in the past 10 years, growing from mobile camera platforms to critical data-gathering tools with a growing list of applications

Navigating towards net zero

Armacell, sets out why innovation in insulation materials means that shipbuilders and refitters no longer need to make a trade-off in their route to IMO compliance and net zero

Superior antifouling coating scheme design

Carl Barnes, Head of Marine Consultancy ̶ Safinah explains the need to consider speed, activity and seawater temperature when designing an antifouling coating scheme