Ship Repair News
MB92 Group acquires leading superyacht painter Pinmar
MB92 Group has completed its acquisition of GYG Ltd., a leading superyacht painting, service and supply company which trades under the Pinmar, Pinmar Yacht Supply and Technocraft brands.
Vestdavit secures boat handling performance for HMS Protector
Leading boat launch and recovery systems supplier Vestdavit is bringing new fast craft handling capability to HMS Protector, the only Royal Navy ship dedicated to Antarctic Patrol & Survey duties. The advanced icebreaker, which provides a UK presence in the Antarctic...
Wärtsilä Fuel Efficiency Boosts four KOTC VLCCs
The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to upgrade the performance of four vessels owned by Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC), by retrofitting Wärtsilä Fuel Efficiency Boost solution to the ships’ main engines....
The Erhama bin Jaber Al Jalahma shipyard remains fully operational throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
The Erhama bin Jaber Al Jalahma shipyard remains fully operational throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. There are currently several vessels at the yard for repairs and maintenance works as well as repair and maintenance ongoing for a number of Jack Up Rigs (JUR). There...
SeaFirst Updates! – The first port of call for marine Coronavirus news
SeaFirst for the latest Coronavirus updates from companies and yards around the world. Latest updates are from:- SMM Exhibition, ExxonMobil, Gemak Shipyard, ExxonMobil and SMM exhibition SeaFirst should be your first and only port of call to find out how yards are...
Lloyd’s Register unveils global team of remote survey champions
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has positioned a global team of remote survey champions to support the use of remote surveys within the marine and offshore industries. LR has offered remote survey capability for many years and in recent months, requests for remote services have...
MAN PrimeServ expands Omnicare concept
MAN PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ service brand, has extended its ‘PrimeServ Omnicare’ concept from turbomachinery into the marine and power segments. This one-stop service solution now also focuses on maintenance that covers non-MAN as well as MAN machinery,...
Mid-May return to new-normal at Colombo Dockyard
Tough global pandemic conditions are bringing out the best in shipyard’s innovative strategies to counter these difficult times. Since its establishment in 1974, and planning to mark its 46th Anniversary in 2020, Colombo Dockyard has seen and witnessed many recessions...
New MIG/MAG welding set for harsh industrial environments
For those who need enhanced multi-process welding capabilities and portability in harsh industrial environments, ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has introduced its Aristo 500ix inverter-based welding power source and Robust Feed Pulse and Robust Feed U6 wire feed...
Detyens Shipyards remains open
Detyens Shipyards have remained open and have been operating the entire time,” says Bradley J Kerr, Director of Sales & Marketing, Detyens Shipyards. When it comes to maintaining worker/client safety, Kerr told DryDock; “We are following all Federal, State and Local...
A statement from Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co KG
"Due to current situation regarding the Corona crisis, we have implemented numerous preventative measures at all our shipyard locations, " states Oliver Grün, Corporate Communication spokesperson for Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co KG. "In addition to the various standard...
Bredo Dry Docks continues work uninterrupted
“We have continued working without any interruption during the last weeks,” says Dirk Harms, Managing Director of Bredo Dry Docks GmbH. He told DryDock that the company is maintaining worker/client safety by using “smaller worker teams, separation of working spaces,...
Feature: Coating challenges in the chemical tanker market
The demand for chemicals shipped on a global basis is ultimately driven by global GDP and population growth, both of which are forecasted to continue to grow in the coming years. Outside of the macroeconomic are some microeconomic and technical drivers affecting the...
What’s hiding below
A gleaming superyacht is an impressive thing, easily admired for its gorgeous exterior lines and sumptuous interior. However, behind all the polish and beauty is a whole other, equally extraordinary, world of remarkable technical spaces, ranging from the engine room...
ALL Palumbo Shipyards working
“All the yards are currently working,” says Luka Hrboka, Head of Sales Department at Palumbo Shipyards. “We are following all the regulations imposed by the government, which are the usual ones – social distancing, disinfection and masks etc.” He told DryDock; “We are...
Maintaining HMS Victory
Conserving HMS Victory – Nelson’s flagship – best known for her role in the Battle of Trafalgar