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Seatrium wins repair and upgrade projects
Seatrium has announced that it has secured a series of repairs and upgrades contracts with an aggregate value of S$180 million
Guest Editorial: Preparations for the New Ballast Regulations
By Suzanne Black, financial director at Calvey Marine Ltd After years of uncertainty and conflicting opinions, it seems that ship owners now have no choice but to invest in ballast water management systems. The Convention was ratified in September 2016 which is good...
Hull efficiency ISO published
The long-awaited publication of the International Standards Organisation guidelines for measuring hull and propeller performance has now been published. Initial hopes for the ISO suggested that it might provide a means of comparing the efficiency of hull coatings,...
Gibdock welcomes back a familiar guest from Louis Cruises
A familiar cruise ship visitor has returned to Gibdock, with the Gibraltar yard undertaking exacting repair and renewal work on Thomson Majesty, the Thomson-operated luxury vessel owned by Louis Cruises. The project involved two weeks in Gibdock’s No. 1 dock for the...
Tailshaft bearings for riverboats
Thordon Bearings are presenting environmentally safe and long-life RiverTough tailshaft bearings and TG100 shaft seals, developed specially for workboats, at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans. The water-lubricated RiverTough tailshaft bearings and TG100...
Guest Editorial: Passenger ships have a future in sustainable Europe
by Keith Taylor, Member of the European Parliament for the UK's South East region and Green Party Animals spokesperson. Mr. Taylor sits on the Committee on Transport and Tourism, and the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. The majority of...
Tall Ship Stad Amsterdam docks at Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf for maintenance and refurbishment
The 76-metre, fully-rigged sailing clipper Stad Amsterdam has entered the floating dry dock at Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf in Amsterdam for over three weeks of inspections, maintenance and refurbishment. Built at the same yard and launched in 2000, she is owned by the...
Freight catamaran conversion at Damen Shiprepair Harlingen
Rederij Doeksen have contracted Damen Shiprepair Harlingen to carry out the conversion of their 47.15-metre long freight catamaran Noord-Nederland. The conversion work will provide Rederij Doeksen with increased capacity to manage seasonal fluctuations in freight...
Valve Control Management proves itself
Durability field-test results of ABB’s variable valve train system, Valve Control Management (VCM), have shown success of the technology on an MTU high speed gas engine. The successful running of each VCM actuator for 7,000 hours on an engine is an important milestone...
TTS Syncrolift aim to reduce time in repair yards
As part of a move towards improving drydocking times, TTS Syncrolift have announced they are delivering a mechanized Propeller Puller and a mechanized Multi Vessel Docking system to Norwegian and Dutch repair yards. They are also working on docking productivity...
‘Drone’ Inspection services launched
Robotica in Maintenance Strategies BV (RIMS) have launched an inspection service for enclosed spaces to the Maritime and Offshore Industry, using the drone Elios. RIMS was founded in 2015 by David Knukkel, Sr. Maintenance Consultant in Maritime and Offshore Industry,...
MAN Diesel & Turbo adopt latest ‘ceramic metal’ piston ring coating technology
Application of ‘CM2’ technology in large-bore two-stroke marine engines confirms Precision Products’ leading position in the development of piston ring coating technology, setting a new standard in quality and longer time between overhauls The leading UK piston ring...
“IKEA Idea” saves space for Bibby Polaris
ACO Marine has been awarded a contract to supply a Clarimar MF-10 wastewater treatment plant to the 8234t Dive Support Vessel (DSV) Bibby Polaris. The vessel’s current wastewater management arrangement will be converted to the Clarimar system during a planned refit...
Six Search and Rescue boats from Damen Shipyards Antalya
Damen has signed a contract with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Ankara, Turkey for the supply of six, state-of-the-art Search and Rescue (SAR) vessels for delivery in 2017. The boats are being financed by the European Union and will be operated...
New Mobdock reduces repair costs
The introduction of a new underwater habitat for rudder repairs is saving shipowners thousands of dollars in emergency drydocking costs, according to Hydrex Underwater Technologies’ Production Executive Dave Bleyenberg. Until recently, permanent in-water rudder...
Lloyds renew ice certification for hard coating
Classification society Lloyd’s Register has renewed its certification of the Ecospeed hard coating as an approved abrasion resistant hull protection system for vessels operating in Polar waters. Upon receiving the new Certificate, Subsea Industries’ CEO Boud Van...