Ship Repair News

Color Line to futureproof Ro-Pax vessels with Wärtsilä hybrid scrubber upgrade
Technology group Wärtsilä will upgrade the exhaust treatment system onboard four vessels in Norwegian operator Color Line’s fleet


Live from SMM: PERFECt II – Second phase brings additional partners for piston free LNG container vessel
Project partners GTT, CMA CGM (and its subsidiary CMA Ships) and DNV GL signed a cooperation agreement with new project participants ABB, the Caterpillar company Solar Turbines, and OMT for phase two of the highly successful PERFECt project. The Piston Engine Room...
Live from SMM: Fleet Xpress communications to go live from 3 global locations
Intellian Technologies and Inmarsat have announced a partnership aimed at accelerating the transition process for customers seeking connectivity via Inmarsat’s recently launched Fleet Xpress service. Combining high speed, global connectivity with the reliability of...
“Act now” warning over refrigerant prices
The cost of refrigerant and regulatory compliance in the next five years will become as commercially important to vessel operations as regulations governing sulphur emissions are today, warns Robert Chesters, Managing Director Oceanic Technical Solutions. “If...
Gibdock strengthens German ties
Returning customers and a new client saw Gibdock prominent in the repair schedules of German ship managers in the first half of 2016, with sterling’s post Brexit depreciation also sharpening the Gibraltar yard’s competitive edge for the rest of the year. Seven...
LNG carrier Coral Medusa completes repairs under gas at Damen Shiprepair Harlingen
The gas carrier Coral Medusa, owned and operated by the Anthony Veder Group, has completed her intermediate survey at Damen Shiprepair Harlingen. The intermediate survey was scheduled and executed while the ship was under gas vapours from her last cargo. Damen...
Guest Editorial: Prudent Agents have to move with the times
Mike McMahon is a Master Mariner who has worked in the Marine Service Industry for over 27 years, the last 20 years as a Ship Repair yard agent. His time at sea was served on Chemical Carriers so tankers has always been his strongpoint. Now at the age of 62 he looks...
Nakilat Damen delivers 5 vessels for New Port Project
Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar has delivered five vessels as part of an eleven-vessel order for New Port Project (NPP). Built entirely at the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard in Ras Laffan Industrial City, the vessels were launched and delivered to NPP after...
Poltramp Yard selects Roxtec non-weld sealing solutions
Weld-free sealing solutions manufacturer Roxtec have announced that their seals have been chosen by the Poltramp Yard S.A. in Świnoujście, Poland for the BoDo Constructor – a newly built offshore cable laying barge-pontoon. Poltramp Yard say they needed to seal the...
Esvagt makes Vestdavit MissionEase first choice for mission bay
Norway-based boat system and davit-handling specialist Vestdavit has secured a breakthrough order for its unique MissionEase multi-boat handling solution for mission bays, under contract to offshore support vessel owner Esvagt. Multi-boat handling on the high seas...
Dry Docking benchmark performance study released
A recently completed 2015 Dry Docking Performance Benchmarking Study provides eye-opening metrics on dry docking practices, and cost and schedule outcomes. Asset Performance Networks study involved ship management organisations based out of Southeast Asia and Europe....
Wärtsilä to supply re-gasification system for Norwegian ship conversion
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the re-gasification system for an FSRU (Floating, Storage, Re-gasification Unit) conversion project that Höegh LNG plans to carry out on a modern LNG vessel. The contract was signed in August. The Wärtsilä re-gasification system...
SMM preview
SMM organisers say more than 2,150 exhibitors from all parts of the world will be presenting their latest products and services at this year's show. Some 50,000 trade visitors from the whole of the world are expected in Hamburg for the start of SMM in less than two...
Grand Bahamas Yard adds to executive team
Grand Bahama Shipyard, the largest shipyard in the Caribbean providing retrofit, refurbishment or revitalization to cruise and commercial vessels, has announced a strengthened executive team with four new appointments. The appointments follow investment in workshop...
Colombo Dockyard becomes first organisation to gain ISO 14001: 2015 in Sri Lanka
The Technical Review Committee of LRQA has approved the issue of OHSAS 18001: 2007 & ISO 14001: 2015 certificates to COLOMBO DOCKYARD PLC, making it the very first organization in Sri Lanka to receive, from LRQA, a certification to ISO 14001: 2015. As a major ship...
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen gets two Van Oord split hopper barges ready for work
More news from Damen Ship repair - their Vlissingen yard recently completed a broad scope of maintenance and repair works on the Van Oord-owned Split Hopper Barges Jan Blanken and Jan Leeghwater. The vessels, both with 2,853 m3 hopper capacity, left the yard on...