Ship Repair News

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)...

Intellian Technologies, provider of maritime satellite communications systems, has strengthened its presence in the offshore rig support sector with an order from the largest owner/operator of vessels in Vietnam serving the oil and gas industry. The contract, which...

Albwardy Marine Engineering/Damen Shipyards Sharjah has recently received two important quality management certifications. The first involves the new ISO 9001:2015 Management System Certificate awarded by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). The second is the...

Damen Shiprepair Van Brink Rotterdam in the Netherlands has completed a three-week repair project on the Jumbo Javelin, a DP2 Heavy Lift Crane Vessel owned and operated by long-standing Damen client Jumbo. The major aspect of the repair was the replacement of the...

Wärtsilä is supplying a special external lighting system for a new cruise ship currently under construction at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The 150,000 GRT vessel, the "Genting Dream", has been ordered by Dream Cruises, part of Genting Hong Kong, a...

Damen is set to launch its first composite Water Bus as the prototype undergoes sea trials in the next few weeks. Damen say that customers will benefit from reduced fuel consumption, less maintenance, no corrosion or fatigue problems, and at the same time, the Damen...

Classification society ClassNK has released 'Guidelines on Laser-Arc Hybrid Welding (Ver. 3)', aiming to support the widespread application of laser-arc hybrid welding in shipyards. Laser-arc hybrid welding is a high quality and highly-efficient welding process which...

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply a broad range of integrated automation, navigation and dynamic positioning equipment, as well as the complete uninterruptable power systems (UPS) for four new cruise ships. Two of the vessels are being built at the...

The Association of Bulk Terminal Operators has warned that cargo liquefaction – an issue commonly associated with the seaborne transportation of unprocessed mineral ores and concentrates – is also an issue which bulk terminals need to pay attention to. Speaking at the...

Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has reported a steady 2016– citing the offshore renewable wind sector as ‘ripe for growth’. With three shipyards located in Hebburn, Middlesbrough and Falmouth, the group continues to perform well in the...

Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) reports remarkable growth in maritime registration and licensing over 2015, with figures doubling over 2014. The official statistics show that 1,623 marine crafts were licensed (compared to 698 in 2014), and 2,396 licenses issued...

Stone Marine reports that sales of their EcoSeal, which was launched several years ago, have been growing steadily as its many environmentally friendly and operational advantages become widely known and proved in service. The EcoSeal, which is a main shaft seal, is...