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bound4blue eSAIL receives DNV Type Approval
bound4blue has taken another step forward in its mission to lead shipping’s ‘wind power revolution’ with the news that its unique eSAIL has received full Type Approval Design Certificate (TADC) from DNV
Face the Facts: Drydock interviews Nicholas Warren of Burgess Marine Ltd
Burgess Marine is the UK’s largest independent ship repairer; the company is at the forefront of the specialised marine engineering industry, having earned a worldwide reputation as experts in all aspects of structural repairs and renewals, as well as mechanical...
Ferry contract for Damen’s Swedish repair yard
Damen Oskarshamnsvarvet has won a contract for the refit and repair works of a Swedish ferry from Trafikverket (the Swedish Transport Administration). Awarded after a public tender process, the contract refers to the Castella, a 77-metre long Ro-Ro ferry. Damen...
ABB to undertake major modernizations of Canadian Coast Guard ships
ABB will modernize 10 out of 14 Medium Icebreakers and High Endurance Multi Task Canadian Coast Guard ships to extend operational life of the vessels by another 20 years. These ships undertake major search and rescue operations and are instrumental in keeping northern...
MAATS Tech completes £22m state of the art cable laying vessel project
MAATS Tech Limited, the marine engineering consultancy specialising in bespoke carousel and deck handling systems, is celebrating the successful completion of the NKT Victoria, a world-class cable lay vessel (CLV). The ship was delivered by the Kleven Shipyard to NKT,...
DRYDOCK interviews Michael Coomber, Managing Director of Rivertrace
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Hydrex repair prevents unscheduled drydock in Rotterdam
When the classification society told the owner of a 144m tanker that cracks in the welding seams of both rudder cover plates required immediate repair to prevent the pintle nut from corroding, an unscheduled visit to drydock seemed the only option. Hydrex Underwater...
ACO Marine supplies 100th Clarimar waste water system
ACO Marine has supplied its 100th Clarimar MF wastewater treatment system in a development that confirms market acceptance of a new technology introduced little more than two years’ ago. ACO Chile will supply the 100th unit, a Clarimar MF-3, for retrofit installation...
Cammell Laird reaches nine-month milestone on RRS Sir David Attenborough build
Cammell Laird shipyard announced today, MAY 30, at the Nor Shipping Trade Fair in Oslo that it has reached the nine-month milestone in its project to build the UK’s new polar research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough. The Merseyside-based engineering services giant...
MacGregor readies the market for fibre-rope crane reality
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has announced that it is now building one of the most advanced fibre-rope cranes on the market. The MacGregor FibreTrac crane will have a 150-tonne safe working load capacity and will be ready for testing during the first quarter of 2018....
Tropical ships adopting seawater lubricated shafts
Thordon Bearings’ Jacksonville-based distributor Coppedge Marine has secured an order with Tropical Shipping for the award-winning COMPAC seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearing system. The COMPAC systems destined for two 300TEU environmentally-compliant box ships...
New Modular Approach for retrofitting scrubbers from Damen
Damen Green Solutions (DGS) in partnership with Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) and AEC, the scrubber supplier, is trialling a new technique for retrofitting scrubbers. Designated the Modular Approach, this new process is designed to cut the time that a vessel...
Sembcorp Marine and Coldharbour sign ballast water treatment system agreement
Coldharbour Marine, developer of a unique in-tank, in-voyage and inert gas-based ballast water treatment system for large tankers, bulkers and LNG vessels, has signed an agreement with Sembcorp Marine that will see the latter offer the Coldharbour GLD™ BWT as part of...
Norwegians to finance vessel retrofits
Following the IMO ratifications of the ballast water and exhaust gas treaties, government-owned Export Credit Norway is offering financing to international vessel owners who purchase retrofit equipment from Norwegian suppliers. The Norwegian export credit agency...
Gibdock takes invasive action for Normand Reach
A surge in offshore vessel repair and maintenance work at Gibdock has included a special project for returning customer Solstad, to ensure that Normand Reach meets the exacting hull cleanliness standards set by Australia’s National Biofouling Management Guidelines for...
Dellner to launch new heavy duty SKD disc brakes at Nor-Shipping
Dellner Brakes AB is introducing two new heavy-duty disc brakes to its SKD range that, through a new modular design, are set to deliver more choice and outstanding stopping power at extremely competitive prices for large industrial, marine and offshore applications....