Ship Repair News

A powerful new film launched by the British Safety Council shows how stress can lead to injury and fatalities at work. In any activity where concentration is vital for safety, such as working in construction, driving, or in health and social care, stress can be fatal....

One of the biggest Cutter Suctions dredgers in the DEME fleet has visited the Colombo yard for her special survey requirements. The Dredging International Cutter Suction Dredger Ambiorix was called in for layup and drydock repairs during May - June. Colombo has been...

Hampshire-based Solent Refit and global marine equipment specialists Cathelco have teamed up to help international customers meet new ballast water management regulations. Solent Refit, at Hythe, on Southampton Water, has built its reputation on maintaining and...

Satellite communication systems provider Navarino has entered into a new agreement with Inmarsat to integrate Fleet Xpress into Navarino’s existing service portfolio. Through the agreement, Navarino will bring more than 1,200 vessels to the Fleet Xpress service over a...

LISNAVE report that during the first half of 2016 they repaired 31 vessels from 20 Owners from 14 different countries, although the total number of ships was lower than in the same period of last year (53). The countries with the largest number of vessels repaired at...

Ship repair company Elgin Brown & Hamer (EBH) Namibia (EBHN) has announced an agreement with the Mining, Metal, Maritime & Construction (MMMC) union, resulting in the company withdrawing its intention to embark on unilateral retrenchments. “We are extremely pleased to...

Damen Shipyards Group has announced its latest concept design: the Damen Decommissioning Series. The vessel will specialise in three core areas of the oil and gas decommissioning sector: topside decommissioning offshore platform removal, and subsea cleaning and...

Cargo Care Solutions (CCS), the cargo hold hatch cover and Ro-Ro equipment specialists, has announced it is collaborating with marine maintenance service providers Unimars Technical Services (UTS) in the wake of ever-growing increase in demand for products and...

Inmarsat has announced a deal with MOL to introduce the newly-launched Fleet Xpress service across the majority of its car carrier fleet. Existing Inmarsat customer MOL says migrating its car carriers to always-on, high-speed broadband connectivity will be pivotal in...

Babcock LGE Process, part of Babcock International Group, have been presented with two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for outstanding business achievement in the fields of ‘International Trade’. The awards celebrate the company’s world market leading performance in the...

Western Australia's Dongara Marine have annuonced delivery of their second Berkeley Class pilot boat, the ‘AMG Winyama’, to Argonaut Marine at the Port of Dampier. Developed to enhance safety and comfort for Marine Pilots, the design leverages the 40+ years of...

The development of the Bassins à Flot ship repair hub is moving into a new phase. Following the operating of quay 209, which was reopened in 2015 for vessels of up to 135m, it is now the turn of dry dock n°1 to be recommissioned. A major player in the region’s...

TTS Group ASA, one of the top three suppliers of equipment and services of design and development for marine and offshore has been signing new contracts in China. Through its 50/50 owned company TTS Hua Hai the company signed new contracts for delivery of hatch covers...

DCD Marine Cape Town has enhanced its in-house engineering capacity through a strategic collaboration with 6Sigma Naval Architects & Offshore Engineering (Pty) Ltd. Established in 2012, 6Sigma provides specialist engineering services for ship building and repair...

Elgin Brown and Harper (EBH) repair yard in Namibia is responding to the ‘lag effect’ of the sustained low oil price on the downstream oil and gas industry, and a very evident reduction in vessel dry docking requests, EBH Namibia with a proactive series of stringent...