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MacGregor secures crane order for MMA Offshore
MacGregor wins order for a 50-tonne active heave compensated crane to be installed on board MMA Valour
Colombo yard gets dredger repair
One of the biggest Cutter Suctions dredgers in the DEME fleet has visited the Colombo yard for her special survey requirements. The Dredging International Cutter Suction Dredger Ambiorix was called in for layup and drydock repairs during May - June. Colombo has been...
Solent Refit and Cathelco team up on BWT
Hampshire-based Solent Refit and global marine equipment specialists Cathelco have teamed up to help international customers meet new ballast water management regulations. Solent Refit, at Hythe, on Southampton Water, has built its reputation on maintaining and...
Subsea Industries say cardinal coatings problems now cracked
A report from Subsea Industries says its Ecospeed range of hard coat marine coatings is now optimised to reduce hull friction by up to 40%, resulting in a comparable percentage saving in fuel consumption. The report, based on more than 500 ship references, says the...
Navarino commits over 1,200 vessels onto new Fleet Xpress service
Satellite communication systems provider Navarino has entered into a new agreement with Inmarsat to integrate Fleet Xpress into Navarino’s existing service portfolio. Through the agreement, Navarino will bring more than 1,200 vessels to the Fleet Xpress service over a...
Lisnave report 31 repairs in first half of 2016
LISNAVE report that during the first half of 2016 they repaired 31 vessels from 20 Owners from 14 different countries, although the total number of ships was lower than in the same period of last year (53). The countries with the largest number of vessels repaired at...
Elgin Brown & Hamer yard secures Namibian future
Ship repair company Elgin Brown & Hamer (EBH) Namibia (EBHN) has announced an agreement with the Mining, Metal, Maritime & Construction (MMMC) union, resulting in the company withdrawing its intention to embark on unilateral retrenchments. “We are extremely pleased to...
Damen makes opening move in decom market
Damen Shipyards Group has announced its latest concept design: the Damen Decommissioning Series. The vessel will specialise in three core areas of the oil and gas decommissioning sector: topside decommissioning offshore platform removal, and subsea cleaning and...
Cargo Care Solutions expands european operations
Cargo Care Solutions (CCS), the cargo hold hatch cover and Ro-Ro equipment specialists, has announced it is collaborating with marine maintenance service providers Unimars Technical Services (UTS) in the wake of ever-growing increase in demand for products and...
Maersk to show Blending-on-Board technology at SMM
Maersk will be showing their 'Fluid Technology' at SMM with actual examples of the company’s Blending-on-Board (BoB) system and the associated XRF scrapedown oil analyser. BoB was developed in 2008 by Maersk initially for the A.P Moeller group’s own ships, and over...
MOL adopts Fleet Xpress
Inmarsat has announced a deal with MOL to introduce the newly-launched Fleet Xpress service across the majority of its car carrier fleet. Existing Inmarsat customer MOL says migrating its car carriers to always-on, high-speed broadband connectivity will be pivotal in...
Fast propeller repair in Germany avoids costly drydocking
A team of Hydrex diver/technicians performed a propeller blade cropping on a 190-meter container bulker berthed in Hamburg. Two parts of the tip of one of the four propeller blades were damaged and needed to be cropped to restore the propeller’s efficiency. Cropping...
Babcock get Queen’s Award
Babcock LGE Process, part of Babcock International Group, have been presented with two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for outstanding business achievement in the fields of ‘International Trade’. The awards celebrate the company’s world market leading performance in the...
Dongara Marine deliver new Pilot boat in Western Australia
Western Australia's Dongara Marine have annuonced delivery of their second Berkeley Class pilot boat, the ‘AMG Winyama’, to Argonaut Marine at the Port of Dampier. Developed to enhance safety and comfort for Marine Pilots, the design leverages the 40+ years of...
Wärtsilä optimises Eckerö’s engine performance with customised service package
Wärtsilä and Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö have extended their long-term maintenance agreement for Eckerö's entire fleet of five vessels. The five-year agreement between Wärtsilä and Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö covers five vessels. One of the vessels has been fitted with...
Bordeaux Port recommissions Drydock No.1 of the “Bassins a Flot”
The development of the Bassins à Flot ship repair hub is moving into a new phase. Following the operating of quay 209, which was reopened in 2015 for vessels of up to 135m, it is now the turn of dry dock n°1 to be recommissioned. A major player in the region’s...