Ship Repair News

Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited, the largest and most respected shipyard in the Caribbean, performed work on 20 cruise vessels during 2016. Scope of works included significant propulsion and technical systems overhauls, hull treatment, accommodations and public spaces...

Swedish ferry operator Stena Line has renewed its planned maintenance agreement with MacGregor, part of Cargotec. Stena Line has held MacGregor Onboard Care (MOC) agreements since 2008 and its latest contract takes the number of RoRo vessels covered to 39. "Our...

Damen Anchor & Chain Factory (AKF), based at Schiedam in the Netherlands, has completed the refurbishment of 12 giant lifting hooks for Tata Steel in IJmuiden. Each hook has a lifting capacity of either 225 or 240 tonnes and they are used to lift the enormous bowls...

It with deep regret that we announce the demise of Frederico José Spranger, CEO of Lisnave Estaleiros Navais on 4th December having lost his battle with multiple health problems. His funeral services took place on Tuesday 6th December in Lisbon. Frederico Spranger...

A familiar cruise ship visitor has returned to Gibdock, with the Gibraltar yard undertaking exacting repair and renewal work on Thomson Majesty, the Thomson-operated luxury vessel owned by Louis Cruises. The project involved two weeks in Gibdock’s No. 1 dock for the...

Rederij Doeksen have contracted Damen Shiprepair Harlingen to carry out the conversion of their 47.15-metre long freight catamaran Noord-Nederland. The conversion work will provide Rederij Doeksen with increased capacity to manage seasonal fluctuations in freight...

The 76-metre, fully-rigged sailing clipper Stad Amsterdam has entered the floating dry dock at Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf in Amsterdam for over three weeks of inspections, maintenance and refurbishment. Built at the same yard and launched in 2000, she is owned by the...

ACO Marine has been awarded a contract to supply a Clarimar MF-10 wastewater treatment plant to the 8234t Dive Support Vessel (DSV) Bibby Polaris. The vessel’s current wastewater management arrangement will be converted to the Clarimar system during a planned refit...

Damen has signed a contract with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Ankara, Turkey for the supply of six, state-of-the-art Search and Rescue (SAR) vessels for delivery in 2017. The boats are being financed by the European Union and will be operated...

Ship management company V.Ships has chosen Wärtsilä to provide maintenance services for its long term client Phoenix Reisen's cruise vessel M/S Artania. Increased predictability of maintenance operations and recommendations on how to optimise the engine's fuel...

Thordon Bearings has successfully completed the oil to water-lubricated tailshaft bearing conversions of the first four of 15 Impala Terminals Colombia-operated tug/tow boats. Impala Zambrano, the first of 15 triple-screw and twin-screw pusher boats scheduled for...

The USA’s largest operator of OSVs, Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), has teamed up with Damen to build a total of 13 heavy duty mooring assistance and escort tugs. These will be deployed on two major maritime projects for which ECO has recently won contracts, based in...

Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. October 13, 2016 – Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBSL), the largest shipyard in the Caribbean and Central America, reports minor damage from Hurricane Matthew and confirms they are open for business and ready to continue serving their...

Gibdock has achieved a fast 11-day turnaround on a renewal project on the Seatruck Ferries container/ro-ro vessel Clipper Point. The ship has now been introduced to Seatruck Irish Sea operations. Returning Gibdock customer Seatruck scheduled Clipper Point (5,193dwt)...