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Keeping a vessel in prime condition with OEM parts
There are significant benefits to using OEM parts long after the warranty ends, and understanding these benefits is crucial to maintaining vessel performance, minimising costly breakdowns and downtime of the vessel, and ensuring the safety of operations.
Emergency ship repair in a pandemic
It is difficult currently difficult enough to continue operations in ship repair where you have some control over the environment, but imagine having to get personnel and equipment across the world in time to carry out an emergency ship repair. The problems are too...
Optimarin meets demand for flexible financing with industry first BWT leasing offer
Ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has adopted a novel approach to meet growing demand for flexible financing solutions. The Norwegian headquartered business, which has now sold around 1000 of its USCG approved systems, is offering the first leasing...
The Erhama bin Jaber Al Jalahma shipyard remains fully operational throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
The Erhama bin Jaber Al Jalahma shipyard remains fully operational throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. There are currently several vessels at the yard for repairs and maintenance works as well as repair and maintenance ongoing for a number of Jack Up Rigs (JUR). There...
Interferry has launched guidelines for a COVID-19 restart of passenger services
Much of the world’s passenger ferry services have been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic but maintaining lifeline services are critical to carry medical supplies, food, other necessities and essential workers to critical jobs. Shipping companies are always...
Swedish clean tech trio unite for a post-pandemic debate
Lean Marine, I-Tech and PowerCell will host a virtual industry discussion on safeguarding global fleet efficiency in the post-pandemic era on May 13. Global transportation sectors continue to suffer the effects of the measures enforced by governments worldwide to...
Baleària and BV work towards Global Safe Site Covid-19 badge
Baleària is working with Bureau Veritas towards being the first shipping line in the world to obtain the Global Safe Site Covid-19 badge at the highest level (Excellence). The international certification and inspection body (BV) is certifying that its ships and the...
ABB increases remote support for ships
Responding to global COVID-19 travel restrictions, ABB is offering increased remote assistance to vessels where on-site visits are not an option. At the time when many countries close borders and impose travel restrictions to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Seaspan Shipyards remains open
"Seaspan Shipyards remains open," says Amy MacLeod, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Seaspan. She told DryDock: “As COVID-19 developments continue to unfold, our top priority is the health and well-being of all Seaspan employees, customers and community partners. We...
SeaFirst Updates! – The first port of call for marine Coronavirus news
SeaFirst for the latest Coronavirus updates from companies and yards around the world. Latest updates are from:- SMM Exhibition, ExxonMobil, Gemak Shipyard, ExxonMobil and SMM exhibition SeaFirst should be your first and only port of call to find out how yards are...
Lloyd’s Register unveils global team of remote survey champions
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has positioned a global team of remote survey champions to support the use of remote surveys within the marine and offshore industries. LR has offered remote survey capability for many years and in recent months, requests for remote services have...
New project to keep coronavirus off cruise ships
Leading naval architecture and marine engineering firm Foreship has devised an initiative to limit the presence and spread of coronavirus and other pathogens on passenger ships and get the cruise sector back up and running. Entitled ‘Project Hygiea’, the four-step...
Production of Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 systems remains strong
Aalborg, Denmark, is the production site for Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment systems. Having quickly adapted to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures from the Danish government, the factory continues to meet global production demands –...
MAN PrimeServ expands Omnicare concept
MAN PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ service brand, has extended its ‘PrimeServ Omnicare’ concept from turbomachinery into the marine and power segments. This one-stop service solution now also focuses on maintenance that covers non-MAN as well as MAN machinery,...
ExxonMobil has initiated plans to protect against COVID-19
During the unprecedented global outbreak of COVID-19, the health and safety of ExxonMobil's employees, delivering agents, vessel operators and customers remains the company’s highest priority. The company says it is working hard to ensure continuity of our operations...
Gemak Shipyard continues to work
Gemak Shipyard is continuing to work without interruption, and there is currently no shut down. “We have special work permission and a curfew exception from the Turkish Local Administration, which is being temporarily applied at weekends,” explains Adem Önal,...