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Vessel engine damage: Prevention or cure
Steve Bee, VPS Group Marketing & Strategic Projects Director, explains how fuel system check monitoring will reduce engine damage risks, save time and money.
A Coatings Industry First!
NEW! Online Coating Surveys course accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry and Lloyd’s Register Corrodere Academy are pleased to present the first training of its kind anywhere in the world: Coating Surveys course accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry,...
Waiting for Armageddon
Harland & Wolff has a new owner who plans to challenge the traditional drydock model and offer something a bit different. John Wood, Group Chief Executive Officer for H&W, has enjoyed a distinguished career within the oil and gas sector, holding senior posts with BAE...
A ship repair market review from Clarksons Research
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...
A 164-year-old paddle steamer repair by MarineShaft
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 needed...
A milestone LPG conversion
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...
Automated flying robots
Robotic inspection and measurement systems have great potential for performing tasks safely, better, and faster than humans explains Robert Dahlstrom, CEO Apellix. Of specific interest in drydocks are aerial robotic systems for contact-based measurements and...
CSSC Marine Service completes first WinGD X-DF engine major overhaul in nine days
CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has completed the first ever major overhaul on two WinGD X-DF engines in only nine days. The twin 6X62DF engines overhauled by CMS belong to the first...
Cruise & Ferry update
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...
Servicing ships remotely via augmented reality glasses
After a successful pilot, system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht and gas shipping company Anthony Veder intend to enter a partnership to provide ships with remote service through augmented reality glasses (AR-glasses). Via a computer, service engineers of Bakker...
Survitec highlights the need for medical oxygen onboard
Leading maritime safety specialist Survitec is highlighting the need to ensure there is sufficient medical oxygen onboard vessels in the event of crews and passengers becoming ill with a respiratory infection. While the IMDG Code and MFAG guidelines require operators...
The SMS Group embraces the new norm
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...
Schottel modernises Norwegian cargo vessel for new assignments
The Norwegian bulk carrier Kryssholm will soon be able to take on new assignments thanks to a customised upgrade by the Schottel Modernisation and Conversion Team. Comparatively small installation effort will yield great advantages, such as increased manoeuvrability...
Gibdock services Shearwater survey vessels in testing times
Mediterranean shiprepair facility Gibdock is overcoming the challenges posed by the current global health crisis, completing an extensive two-vessel drydocking and maintenance project for returning customer Shearwater GeoServices. The Gibraltar-based repair and...
Read the latest issue of DryDock magazine
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...
Vestdavit deploys augmented reality to enhance remote support
Vestdavit is enhancing its remote support offering with augmented reality software from UBIMAX, the world’s leading provider of wearable technology solutions for enterprises. The platform, named ‘xAssist’, will be used in conjunction with head-mounted hardware...