Ship Repair News
SMS Group welcomes David McCarthy as Operations Director
SMS Group has welcomed David McCarthy as Operations Director to its newly acquired interior outfit and marine refurbishment headquarters in Southampton, UK
Jumbo jumboisation job
The Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey is currently enlarging and modernising the RoPax vessels Stena Lagan and Stena Mersey for Stena RoRo After enlarging the vessels by 36m and extensive rebuilding, the RoPax vessel Stena Lagan is expected to be back in service for...
Read the latest ship repair news in Worldwide
In the December issue of DryDock we feature ship repair news and yard updates from Fincantieri, Harland & Wolff, Damen, Namdock, Besiktas, Palumbo, CFS, SMS Group, Lisnave, Dales Marine, ART Shipyard, Metalock Brasil and Vestadavit. Read the latest here:- :– DryDock...
Turning the Spotlight on 2021, with comment from MMI, ABB, Hempel and Royal Caribbean
DryDock turns the Spotlight on 2021, where we take a look at what some industry leaders think next year will look like, with comment from MMI, ABB, Hempel and Royal Caribbean. COVID 19 – Reshaping the shipyard agent In 2021, Mike McMahon, Owner of Marine Marketing...
The key to preventing equipment failure claims
The key to preventing equipment failure claims is found in a vessel’s planned maintenance system (PMS), writes Alexianna Kalafati and John Southam from the North P&I Club. Preventing breakdowns of vessel equipment and machinery requires high standards of maintenance,...
Jumbo issue of DryDock now available online
The issue kicks off with Face the Facts going Back to Class to find out how class societies have adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they think things will change during 2021 now that there is a vaccine being distributed. In On the Line, we hear how the key...
Face the Facts goes Back to Class
In the latest issue of DryDock, Face the Facts goes Back to Class to find out how class societies have adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they see the landscape for surveys developing during next year, with comment from ABS, LR, DNV/GL, KR, BV and RINA It...
Feature: Tailwinds of 2020
Shipping has faced some historically significant challenges this year, we opened the year with IMO2020, the greatest change in fuel regulation in this century and we end the year still trying to come to grips with crew changes in such a time of crisis. How has the...
Hempel’s flagship hull coating Hempaguard X7 reaches milestone
Hempel confirms leadership position within fuel efficiency in the shipping industry. By completing 2,000 vessel applications of Hempaguard X7, Hempel has reduced shipowners’ fuel consumption by 7.6 million tons, lowering fuel costs by at least USD 2.6 billion and CO2...
Digital support to the Royal Canadian Navy
BAE Systems has announced that it has been awarded a contract by Fleetway Inc. to deliver a range of digital solutions for on-shore support of Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessels. This contract will see the deployment and integration of BAE Systems’ Integrated Data...
Shipping industry urges Governments to take forward USD 5 billion proposal to accelerate the decarbonisation of maritime transport
As governments come together at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) to consider important next steps to decarbonise maritime transport, the global shipping industry urgently calls on them to take forward its proposal for an industry-financed, USD 5...
Bolidt ramps up deliveries for cruise industry return
The lifting of the CDC’s ‘No-Sail Order’ puts cruise shipbuilding back on track and activities at resin applications specialist Bolidt have quickly ramped up in response. In what represents a significant step forward for the cruise industry, the US Centres for...
Ship repair in Northern Europe in the spotlight
The SS Nomadic back at H&W, A&P setting records, a Pole Star at Rosyth, a strong 2020 for Cammell Laird, a midlife upgrade at Damen, and busy Remontowa and SMS The SS Nomadic, the ship which took passengers to RMS Titanic from Cherbourg Harbour, is undergoing...
AI rising in marine and offshore coating inspection
Machine Learning has produced results at least equal to human judgement when inspecting coating condition, explains Gu Hai, ABS Director of Technology Assessing the condition of marine and offshore coatings continues to be one of the major tasks to be addressed during...
The latest on marine coatings in PCE-International
In Lifting the Lid we hear from Hempel, on how they are managing to navigate their way through the COVID-19 pandemic Spotlight focusses is on the rise of AI and autonomous flying robots for use in coating inspection. In Focus takes a look at how AkzoNobel’s passion...
Drydocks World expands into the Eastern Mediterranean
The consortium of superyacht marina development and operating Group Adriatic Marinas (ADM - fully owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD)) and Damen, the Dutch shipbuilding Group, have agreed that Damen’s role in the redevelopment of the former Bijela...