Ship Repair News

ABB has entered new market segment with order to install Azipod® electric propulsion on board two dry bulk carriers from Germany’s largest bulk carrier company Oldendorff Carriers Two self-unloading dry cargo transshipment units will be the first bulk carriers in the...

Swedish shipowner Donsö Shipping AB (Donsø Shipping) has placed a contract with Norwegian technology company Hydroniq Coolers to deliver hull-integrated seawater cooling systems to two oil products and chemical tankers currently under construction. The two vessels are...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...