Ship Repair News
Spotlight on cruise & ferry repairs
Before the coronavirus hit, the cruise and ferry repair season was in full swing with ship repair and refit works in Damen, Navantia and Palumbo shipyards, and with outfitters Trimline, SD Marine Services and SMS. Cruise Ship Repairs Completed at Damen Shiprepair...
Feature: Busy Baltic region
There was plenty of activity in the Baltic before the coronavirus, with Remontowa repairing 25 ships in the first month of the year. BLRT Grupp has completed the modernisation of the largest floating dock in the region, and Damen Oskarshamnsvarvet is undertaking a...
Feature: The power of wind
There is a considerable amount of interest at present into alternative ways to reduce ship emissions. These range from using alternative fuels, power generation through solar power, and wind assisted propulsion.“The recently held European Shipping Week was a good...
Supporting the passenger ship green revolution through propulsion system optimisation
The need for the shipping industry to do its fair share in reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has become very evident and widely accepted following the installation of binding CO2 reduction targets by the IMO. Adding to that, the Global Sulphur Cap...
Namdock leads the west coast of Africa in BWT installations
Namdock, on the west coast of Africa in Walvis Bay, Namibia, say they are leading the area in the provision of ballast water treatment system installation services. Claus Zeilinger, Assistant Technical Superintendent of Carpentry and Electrical at Namdock says:“We...
Opinion: The Coronavirus conundrum
As the world waits with bated breath to find out just how bad the impact of the virus is likely to be on the ship repair industry, we take a look at some scenarios that have been put forward by BIMCO, and get some advice on contractual law from Haynes and Boone. The...
Schottel EcoPeller deployment first
The successful Schottel Rudder EcoPeller (SRE) is set to be installed in a retrofit project for the first time. Two four-bladed EcoPellers (type SRE 340 L CP), with an input power of 750 kW each, will be featured in a double-ended ferry from the Norwegian ferry...
Unique drydock solution
Integrated subsea and offshore solutions provider Unique Group has entered a new partnership with floating drydock innovators, Tugdock. The partnership will provide Unique's Seaflex brand buoyancy bags for the Tugdock systems and also by representing the product...
Emergency seal prevent workboat from sinking
The safe-return-to-port function of Thordon Bearings’ TG100 emergency shaft seal has once again prevented a vessel from sinking following a catastrophic shaft failure. The crew of the MM Transportation-operated Jennifer S, a 17m (56ft) long workboat operating on the...
An answer to the global fouling time-bomb?
As the world’s commercial marine fleet faces extended lay-ups, Sonihull is reacting to a surge in demand for low cost, low maintenance systems that can keep fouling at bay “Market uncertainty and a drop in fleet demand, especially in the passenger carrying sectors, is...
Bolidt lights the way to cruise ship creativity
New additions to the Bolideck range of ship deck covering solutions from Bolidt are illuminating design thinking across the cruise ship and superyacht sectors, with a first delivery of Bolideck LED leading to follow up orders from several owners. Bolideck LED is the...
Lifeboat service completed
Metalock Brasil Ltda was ordered by one of its long-term relation customer in Germany to attend a vessel in Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico – East coast (Pacific side) during mid March 2020, for performing the annual service of lifeboats and davits. Being makers’...
Damen Shipyards get new COO
As of April 1st, Marc van Heyningen will become the new Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Damen Shipyards Group. This completes the Executive Board of the leading Dutch maritime solutions provider. "We warmly welcome Marc on board," said CEO Arnout Damen. "With his...
YSA brings breath of fresh air to Splendor dining experience
In upholding the luxury and sophistication for which the Regent Seven Seas Cruises brand has become renowned, new fleet addition Splendor also includes a makeover with a twist for a much-loved Seven Seas dining area courtesy of YSA Design. The stern section outline of...
Cruise Ship shows now in September
Cruise Ship Interiors Expo America and Cruise Ship Hospitality Expo America have been rescheduled for 2-3 September 2020. The Elite Exhibitions Team have closely monitored updates on the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus and its potential impact on Cruise Ship...