Ship Repair News
New funding for carbon capture system on LNG vessel
Value Maritime and its partners in the Maritime Efficient & Easy Carbon Capture (ME2CC) project are pleased to announce the receipt of funding from the Maritime Masterplan 2024.
Scrubbers leading to extra pipework corrosion
Underwater repair experts Hydrex have recorded an increase in repairs to the pipe work and overboard outlets of those ships that have exhaust gas scrubbers installed. Diver/technicians from the underwater repair specialist recently carried out pipe replacements on...
Jack-up vessel Seafox 5 departs after refit
The 151-metre, self-propelled, DP2 jack-up rig Seafox 5 has left the Damen Verolme Rotterdam (DVR) shipyard following a four-month refit in which the boom of its main crane was lengthened to prepare it for a new contract, along with a range of maintenance and other...
Canal Barge Company orders another Becker Flap Rudder retrofit
The US office of Becker Marine Systems has announced a retrofit order of a set of Becker Flap Rudders, placed by the Canal Barge Company, Inc. Canal Barge Company is a family-owned, independent marine transportation company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana....
LED panels proposed for marine fouling prevention
AkzoNobel is to develop a revolutionary fouling prevention technology which uses ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LED). The pioneering solution – which uses underlying technology developed by Royal Philips – will be applied to underwater surfaces to eliminate...
Cyber security tests demonstrate solution
Naval Dome has successfully completed the pilot testing of its multi-layered cyber security system for Lloyd’s Register aboard XT Shipping’s Zim Genova. The 4300TEU containership was operational during the tests, which were supervised by the classification society and...
Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 first to market with revised G8 certificate
Alfa Laval PureBallast 3, the third generation of the market’s leading ballast water treatment technology, is the first solution to meet the revised IMO G8 testing requirements. DNV GL, acting on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Authority, issued an updated type...
VIKING say Life-Saving Equipment is ‘Polar Code Ready’
One year since the IMO launched the Polar Code, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment says they can offer a complete range of safety solutions for passenger and cargo vessels operating the region. “Like the Poles themselves, Polar safety is uncharted territory to many...
Guest Editorial: Asbestos time bomb ticking for the marine industry
By John Chillingworth, former chief engineer on Cunard Line’s QE2 liner and marine technical manager with over 27 years’ experience in dealing with marine asbestos and hazardous materials. John is currently a senior marine principal at Lucion Marine. The IMO should...
Guest editorial: Using ultrasonics to make safe ships
By Dr. Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter, CEO of Coltraco Ultrasonics The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) have recently investigated the cause of the 2015 El Faro disaster. SS El Faro was a United States-flagged, combination roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off...
Roxtec EMC transits selected for new LNG carriers
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group and power system provider ABB specified Roxtec EMC sealing solutions for the new-build of four LNG carriers. State-owned Hudong-Zhonghua in Shanghai, China, builds the LNG carriers Pan Asia, Pan America, Pan Europe and Pan Africa for...
Lloyds approve drone surveys
Drone and robotics specialist RIMS (Robotics In Maintenance Strategies) have received their fourth Classification Certificate as Recognized External Specialists, from Lloyd’s Register for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (drones) during surveys of enclosed...
Cement Carrier Lelie C returns to Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf for additional tank capacity
Two years after its previous visit the Lelie C, owned by Cebo Marine, has left Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf (Oranjewerf) following a full maintenance programme and a significant upgrade to its cement carrying capacity. The three-week stopover included a full survey and...
Royston expands Tyneside facilities
Royston Diesel Power has doubled the size of its UK engineering facilities to support continuing global growth in its marine engine service business and new technology development. As part of a £0.5 million investment programme the company has opened an additional...
Norwegian offshore operator returns to Gibdock
Gibdock has extended its impressive track record in the offshore vessel sector, following the visit of the 5700dwt 3D seismic survey vessel Polar Marquis, operated by Norwegian company GC Rieber Shipping. The Bergen-based offshore shipping specialist is a repeat...
ABB modernization adds 20 years’ service life to Canadian icebreakers
The modernization of CCGS Pierre Radisson has been successfully completed in an upgrade program that will ultimately cover 10 ships in the Canadian Coast Guard fleet. ABB has successfully concluded the first modernization on a Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) icebreaker,...