Ship Repair News

Gibdock Yachting to provide dedicated service to luxury refit market
Gibdock has announced the launch of Gibdock Yachting as a dedicated division focusing on a key area of business growth for the Gibraltar ship repair and maintenance yard.


Feature: A Canadian Coast Guard upgrade
The Government of Canada is committed to providing the Canadian Coast Guard with the equipment it needs to carry out its important work, while providing economic opportunities for the Canadian marine sector. The purchase of three medium commercial icebreakers ensures...
Cruise ships go hybrid
Through giant makeovers, three Hurtigruten vessels will be transformed to premium, hybrid powered expedition cruise ships. Equipped with battery packs and other green technology, the three ships will operate year-round expedition cruises along the Norwegian coast from...
New business development manager for Thordon
Canadian-based Thordon Bearings, the global leader in environmentally safe propeller shaft bearings and seal systems, has appointed Michael Haraldsson to the role of Marine Business Development Manager. A native of Sweden, Haraldsson has more than 25 years of...
Feature: Navalroche shipyard eyes the LPG boom
Portugal’s Navalrocha shipyard is eyeing new work in the LPG product carrier and small-scale LNG markets following a busy first half year. Naval Rocha Commercial Director, Sergio Rodrigues (left) said the yard, located in the heart of Lisbon Harbour on the north bank...
Ultrasonics Testing onboard HQS “Wellington” Historic Ship, London
The Honourable Company of Master Mariners (HCMM) invited Coltraco Ultrasonics aboard their headquarters, the historic HQS “Wellington”, alongside Victoria Embankment, London in July 2019. HCMM are “a London Livery Company with membership open to British and...
Two ship sections loaded out in a week
Den Breejen Shipyard just outside Rotterdam, the Netherlands, specialises in building luxury river cruise vessels and ferries. It maintains two machining halls, which are used during construction of larger vessels to manufacture ship sections, which are then welded...
Excellent 20-Meter Tug
Photo of the The M/V Gouwestroom courtesy of v. Wijngaarden Marine Services There is something special about workboats in the 20-meter range. Their size gives them versatility in the work from towing to pushing and anchor handling to ploughing while have the...
World’s longest cruise ships lengthened at a shipyard in Italy
In Palermo, Italy, ALE completed the lengthening of two vessels to make them the longest cruise ships in the world. The Grimaldi Roma and Grimaldi Barcelona operate on the busy Civitavecchia-Barcelona route and the lengthening has provided them both with increased...
D-day for new fish farm landing craft
On 26th July, Damen Shipyards Group and Coastal Workboats Scotland unveiled a new vessel for the aquaculture industry in Oban, Scotland. The unveiling of the new Damen Landing Utility Vessel 1608 took place at the same time as the handover of the first in series, to...
New rudder in 2 weeks
MarineShaft in cooperation with Seadock Marine, recently manufactured 1 piece of rudder stock Ø520/7136 mm with stainless steel sleeve for the bulk carrier M/V NEA TYHI while in dry dock in Singapore. The project was carried out at short notice, the rudder stock was...
Bespoke design helps launch new freight ferry in UK
ALE’s bespoke design enabled the successful launch of the ferry, ‘Red Kestrel’ in Birkenhead, UK, which has been designed to have a reduced environment footprint and will now provide additional freight capacity between Southampton and East Cowes, with space for up to...
Royston complete Australian overhauls
Diesel power specialist Royston Australia has completed engineering work on two OSVs operated by offshore oil and gas marine support specialists, MMA Offshore. This saw Royston engineers undertake the DG2 M/E and DG3 M/E services on the diesel electric Caterpillar...
Flat-pack wastewater treatment plant installed on semi-sub
ACO Marine has completed the installation and commissioning of a Clarimar MF-10 wastewater treatment plant supplied to Damen Verolme Rotterdam for installation to the Stena operated semi-submersible Stena Don. The drilling rig’s existing wastewater treatment plant was...
Colombo dockyard delivers a first
Colombo Dockyard has delivered a modern Cable Laying Vessel to Kokusai Cable Ship Co. Ltd. (KCS). The vessel is the first to be built ‘in its class’ by a Sri Lankan company for a Japanese owner. After leaving the Colombo Dockyard, KDDI Cable Infinity successfully...
OSV Deep Arctic completes major maintenance programme
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has bid farewell to the Diving Support Vessel Deep Arctic following a significant maintenance stopover, a substantial proportion of which was spent in dry dock. It was an exceptionally complex project with a total of 2198 work permits...