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John Barnard joins Gibdock as Commercial Director
Gibdock, a leading ship repair yard, is proud to announce the appointment of John Barnard to its team.
Smooth operation of the LNG Hybrid Barge in Hamburg
The low-emission power supplied to AIDAsol by the HUMMEL LNG Hybrid Barge at the Port of Hamburg continues to work perfectly, say Becker Marine Systems. Hybrid Port Energy, the operating company and a Becker subsidiary, is delighted that the cruise ship now receives...
DP1 jack-up vessel Thor completes short stay at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque
The DP1 jack-up vessel Thor owned by the DEME Group has completed a short stay at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu). During her time at the yard her hull was repainted in the new DEME livery and her thrusters inspected. Measuring 70 metres by 40 metres, she spent four...
LSM reefers save money with optimisation
London Ship Managers (LSM) made substantial savings across its fleet of 9000gt refrigerated cargo vessels following an extensive refrigerant plant optimisation programme carried out by Oceanic Technical Solutions. An engineering team from the Asia division of the...
Integrated Operations: ABB‘s digital business transformation for the maritime industry
Often described as conservative, the Maritime Industry has woken up to the potential offered by connectivity and digitalization resulting from improved satellite coverage and cloud computing. Owners and operators are increasingly looking for suppliers that can deliver...
Meercats bullish after Brexit
Portchester-based boat builder Meercat Workboats are moving to new larger premises in Hythe, near Southampton, and expecting to reignite its export business after the recent EU Referendum. The company has built 28 boats to date, exporting two to Norway, two to the...
Fast crack repair in Zeebrugge
Hydrex divers have carried out a crack repair on a 163-meter roro vessel during the ship’s stop in Zeebrugge. Divers located the 600 mm external crack in the engine room ballast tank, and installed a blank over the area, then worked on the crack inside the engine room...
China research vessel to get MacGregor cranes
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order to supply MacGregor offshore cranes and a Triplex handling system for a 14,300gt polar research vessel being built for the Polar Research Institute of China. Designed by Aker Arctic Finland, it will be the first vessel of...
Jack-up leaves Damen Shiprepair
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has concluded major modification works on the Sea Installer, an A2Sea-owned jack-up Amsterdam which is now able to handle bigger offshore wind installation projects. The principle scope of work involved the extension of the main crane boom,...
Gibdock’s growing offshore status underlined by Solstad return
Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard has completed an extensive package of work on Solstad Shipping’s Normand Cutter. The 127m long, 10,979grt construction support vessel (CSV) left the yard on June 29th following a 22-day drydock programme, which included a comprehensive...
Zamakona Yards add Wärtsilä servicing hub in Canary Islands
Zamakona Yards and Wärtsilä are opening a new custom-built maintenance hub in the Canary Islands. Wärtsilä will offer maintenance and repair services at the new maintenance hub for marine and power plant operators with special focus on the offshore market. "The common...
Wärtsilä to power two new Indian dredgers
Wärtsilä has won an order for two new 8000m3 trailing suction hopper dredgers being built for the Adani group, India's largest private multi-port operator. The vessels are the first of a new IHC Beagle series designed by Royal IHC (IHC) of the Netherlands. IHC will...
Alfa Laval to celebrate 100 year anniversary at this year’s SMM
Alfa Laval will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of its first marine separator at SMM this year. The company's stand will showcase their latest innovations for new fuels, energy efficiency, environmental compliance and reducing operational cost. There will also be...
Optimarin wins 15 unit BWT order for Topaz vessels from VARD
Optimarin is continuing its strong 2016 performance with the announcement that the ballast water treatment (BWT) system specialist has picked up an order covering 15 vessels from VARD shipyards. The vessels, VARD 9 21 Design specialist module carriers, will be...
New records set at Posidonia
Into its fifth decade, Posidonia this year set new records for exhibitor floor space, size of conference programme and number of visitors. In total, 1.825 exhibiting companies from 90 countries and territories and 19 national pavilions welcomed 22.366 visitors from...
Schottel add new corrosion protection for rudder/propellers
Schottel have adopted an optimized coating process on their rudder/propellers. The new coating promises maximum corrosion protection due to optimized resistance to abrasion and greater adhesive force in combination with thicker coats of paint. Underwater elements of...