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Cruise & Ferry repairs in the spotlight
A cruiseship conversion at Remontowa, 10 cruise retrofits for Seatrium, significant growth at APCL, biocide-free coatings for Finnlines, power upgrades for Finnlines and Hamlet and an LTSA between MAN Energy Solutions and Carnival Corporation
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
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, Environment and...
New ship-to-ship compensation system widens offshore load transfer windows
MacGregor has launched a new crane compensation system for offshore ship-to-ship load transfers, offering substantially larger operating windows as well as safer and faster load transfers. "This robustly-tested technology can offer considerable commercial advantages...
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 number...
A BWT retrofit case study
Regent’s Seven Seas Voyager, launched in 2003, entered the shipyard in Marseille for a full system update in October 2016. While drydocked, the vessel was equipped with new, state-of-the-art wastewaster treatment systems from Evac. The Evac MBR (membrane bioreactor)...
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 the...
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...
Guest editorial: Smarter Lashing Decisions
By Matt Tremblay, ABS VP of Containerships The current shipping market is driving owners and operators to look for every opportunity to build in savings and find new operational efficiencies. Looking for ways to cut costs and improve performance is not a new concept...
Guest Editorial: long-life servicing
by Rene Bertelson, Global Sales Manager, Wartsila Seals & Bearings Alignment & Other Services Today, the marine market is moving rapidly towards a long-life service model familiar from the car industry. Instead of going ‘quarterly’ to the workshop, the car industry...
On Site Alignment increase international capabilities
On Site Alignment (OSA) has formally opened its 3rd international operational office in Singapore. The office is in the Tuas area of Singapore, which is perfectly placed to access the extensive shipyards and road networks servicing the surrounding area. The new...
“Boaty McBoatface”: Cammell Laird chooses hard coating for Sir David Attenborough hull.
Subsea Industries’ Ecospeed hull protection system has been selected for RRS Sir David Attenborough, the polar research ship under construction at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, Liverpool, UK. The £150 million contract to build the vessel, which Cammell...
Evoqua sign Hai Cheung to build BWMS systems
In preparation for growing demand for Ballast Water Management systems, Evoqua Water Technologies has expanded its global partnership network by joining forces with Hai Cheung, a leading marine equipment supplier to the Chinese market. Hai Cheung will initially...
A Test Is Best
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is urging ship operators to make on board fuel testing an operational necessity with the release of a new instructional video. The video highlights issues which can arise with both traditional heavy fuels and modern low sulphur...
Odense Marine say online cable and pipe design four times faster
Odense Maritime Technology A/S in Denmark say that using Roxtec's online design tool for cable and pipe transits saved them up to 80% time. Chief Process Officer Niels Ammundsen at OMT explains how important the web-based application Roxtec Transit Designer is in...
Cruise & Maritime Voyages complete works at Damen
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has completed maintenance works on cruise vessels Marco Polo and Magellan. Both vessels are operated by British based Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV), part of the Global Maritime Group. The works represent the on-going business relationship...