Ship Repair News
Bardex Corporation expands staff and facilities
Bardex has over the past several months welcomed 18 new hires and will be expanding two of its sites.
MacGregor to provide loose lashings for container ships
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order to provide loose lashings for five 10,500 TEU Hapag-Lloyd container ships under construction in South Korea by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. The order builds on a previous contract, which MacGregor announced in...
MacGregor to provide equipment packages for new eco-bulkers
MacGregor have confirmed an order to deliver hatch covers, cranes, deck machinery and steering gear to two new 25,600 dwt dual-fuelled handysize bulk carriers for Finnish owner ESL Shipping. The ice-class vessels are the first to be built to new classification society...
PSV conversions an answer to low oil prices
Damen Shipyards are proposing conversions as an answer to to the increasing number of laid up Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) resulting from low oil prices. The Dutch company’s solution involves converting idle PSVs into vessels capable of taking on roles in...
Royal Navy strategic choice for Gibraltar
Gibdock recently completed a recent 19-day maintenance project on HMS Scott, the largest vessel in the Royal Navy's Hydrographic Squadron. Works took place as part of a UK Ministry of Defence contract with main contractor Babcock. The contract, which runs to 2018,...
Emma Mærsk completes works at Damen Shiprepair Brest
The Emma Mærsk, one of Maersk Line’s longest container vessels, has recently departed from Damen Shiprepair Brest (DSBr) following drydock services, a Special Survey and maintenance works. DSBr, in Brest, Northern France, is conveniently positioned along Emma Mærsk’s...
MacGregor completes 670-TEU upgrades for CSCL ships
MacGregor has carried out optimised cargo system upgrades for two 14,000 TEU container vessels owned and operated by China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL). The vessels have now re-entered service, with upgrades designed to increase their payload capacity. MacGregor...
Gibdock mobilises world’s largest windfarm jack-up
Gibdock has confirmed its role as one of the offshore industry’s pre-eminent shiprepair and conversion yards through its selection for the afloat mobilisation of Seajacks Scylla, the largest and most advanced windfarm installation jack-up ever built. Following...
Historic cruise ship “SS United States” to be restored
SS United States Conservancy and Crystal Cruises have announced they will save “America’s flagship,” the SS United States. The ship is to be brought into compliance with the latest standards and returned to oceangoing service. Crystal will create new itineraries for...
Drydocks world celebrates five star grading from the British Safety Council
Drydock World have announced their receipt of a five star rating from the British Safety Council for Occupational Health and Safety. The company underwent a detailed, quantified and objective audit conducted by the British Safety Council on occupational health, safety...
Wärtsilä to power 15 LNG barges for Shell charter
A series of 15 inland waterway barges being built for Belgium based Plouvier Transport N.V., and which will be chartered by Shell Trading Rotterdam (Shell), are to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel main engines. The barges will operate primarily on liquefied natural...
Becker get Transport Ministry funding for LNG powerpacks in Hamburg
Becker Marine Systems have received a 7-figure grant from the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) to develop LNG PowerPack infrastructure in Hamburg. The PowerPack system is a flexible solution for supplying power to container ships at...
Antarctic broadband passes trials
Inmarsat, Global Marine Networks and Network Innovations have announced the successful trial and subsequent commercial order for their Fleet Xpress communications package in Antarctic waters. Fleet Xpress, installed on board the adventure cruise ship Ocean Nova,...