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The March 2024 issue of DryDock magazine is now online
Read all the latest ship repair news in the March issue of DryDock magazine
New digital system maximises uptime on vessel shaft lines
Wärtsilä has launched a new system for monitoring the condition of tail shaft equipment. The system uses digital technology to monitor shaft bearings and seals to help customers maximise uptime and lower lifecycle costs of vessel shaft lines. The Wärtsilä Sea-Master...
Gibdock strengthens German ties
Returning customers and a new client saw Gibdock prominent in the repair schedules of German ship managers in the first half of 2016, with sterling’s post Brexit depreciation also sharpening the Gibraltar yard’s competitive edge for the rest of the year. Seven...
Viking promoting streamlined safety and convenient compliance at SMM
Marine safety equipment manufacturer and servicing provider VIKING Life-Saving Equipment plans to combine hands-on demonstrations and presentations when introducing shipowners to both market-proven and new ways to deliver increased safety, predictable costs and cost...
Wärtsilä BWM systems to go in 3 Maersk tanker newbuilds
Maersk Tankers has selected Wärtsilä's Electro Chlorination (EC) Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) for three new 50,000 DWT medium range (MR) tankers being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries (Ningbo) yard in China. The order was signed in the second quarter of...
Caterpillar and SpecTec aim to raise maintenance management efficiency and cut costs
Caterpillar Marine Asset Intelligence has announced a new innovative project with maintenance management specialist SpecTec focused on optimizing ship maintenance. The joint accomplishment promises to reduce ship maintenance costs by enabling unnecessary maintenance...
LNG carrier Coral Medusa completes repairs under gas at Damen Shiprepair Harlingen
The gas carrier Coral Medusa, owned and operated by the Anthony Veder Group, has completed her intermediate survey at Damen Shiprepair Harlingen. The intermediate survey was scheduled and executed while the ship was under gas vapours from her last cargo. Damen...
Guest Editorial: Prudent Agents have to move with the times
Mike McMahon is a Master Mariner who has worked in the Marine Service Industry for over 27 years, the last 20 years as a Ship Repair yard agent. His time at sea was served on Chemical Carriers so tankers has always been his strongpoint. Now at the age of 62 he looks...
Nakilat Damen delivers 5 vessels for New Port Project
Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar has delivered five vessels as part of an eleven-vessel order for New Port Project (NPP). Built entirely at the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard in Ras Laffan Industrial City, the vessels were launched and delivered to NPP after...
Poltramp Yard selects Roxtec non-weld sealing solutions
Weld-free sealing solutions manufacturer Roxtec have announced that their seals have been chosen by the Poltramp Yard S.A. in Świnoujście, Poland for the BoDo Constructor – a newly built offshore cable laying barge-pontoon. Poltramp Yard say they needed to seal the...
Esvagt makes Vestdavit MissionEase first choice for mission bay
Norway-based boat system and davit-handling specialist Vestdavit has secured a breakthrough order for its unique MissionEase multi-boat handling solution for mission bays, under contract to offshore support vessel owner Esvagt. Multi-boat handling on the high seas...
New ABB marine torque measuring system targets fuel efficiency and engine optimization
After a successful trial with Stena Line's freight ferry mv Stena Scotia, ABB is launching a new torque monitoring system, called Torductor Marine, which is aimed at optimizing engine and fuel efficiency in the maritime sector. It will fit into ABB’s Marine Software...
Thordon call for comparison of Pods and Lubricated Shafts
Thordon Bearings is calling on the marine industry to investigate the characteristics of both conventional seawater-lubricated propeller shaft systems and podded propulsion arrangements in order to provide shipowners with a better understanding of the two very...
Dry Docking benchmark performance study released
A recently completed 2015 Dry Docking Performance Benchmarking Study provides eye-opening metrics on dry docking practices, and cost and schedule outcomes. Asset Performance Networks study involved ship management organisations based out of Southeast Asia and Europe....
Wärtsilä to supply re-gasification system for Norwegian ship conversion
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the re-gasification system for an FSRU (Floating, Storage, Re-gasification Unit) conversion project that Höegh LNG plans to carry out on a modern LNG vessel. The contract was signed in August. The Wärtsilä re-gasification system...
SMM preview
SMM organisers say more than 2,150 exhibitors from all parts of the world will be presenting their latest products and services at this year's show. Some 50,000 trade visitors from the whole of the world are expected in Hamburg for the start of SMM in less than two...