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Seven strategic steps to optimise fleet maintenance
Successful vessel owners and operators take carefully planned fleet maintenance steps to enable earlier interventions which reduces unplanned downtime, says Jason Smith at ABS Consulting


Major transformation into next generation RoRos
Major modernisation work by Western Shiprepair turns Sea-Cargo sister vessels into next generation RoRos
Réunion island’s new ship repair capability
Réunion island’s ship repair capabilities have recently been upgraded with the acquisition of a floating dock able to dry dock vessels up to 4,600 tons and 120m long
Amazing inspection drones are taking off in maritime
Inspection drones have evolved rapidly in the past 10 years, growing from mobile camera platforms to critical data-gathering tools with a growing list of applications
Shaping the future of decarbonisation in shipping
Wärtsilä identifies four important trends that will affect global shipping in 2026
Spotlight on the Mediterranean and Black Sea
Turning the Spotlight on ship repair in the Spotlight on the Mediterranean and Black Sea
Powering Middle East ship repair performance
Ship repair in the Middle East
Methanol retrofit solutions
Everllence and Meyer RE cooperate on methanol retrofit solutions
MarineShaft shows worldwide rudder repair capability
MarineShaft recently showed off its talent by completing a successful on-site rudder repair in Iceland and an in-house rudder repair with on-site technical supervision in Canada
Shipboard carbon capture first
Value Maritime has successfully installed its unique Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS) and Carbon Capture unit aboard Nexus Victoria
The Spotlight is on the Nordics for Nor-Shipping
Nordic spotlight with Nor-Shipping, ship repair at the Northern tip of Europe and a hybrid ferry optimisation
Hempel is setting new standards for cruise coatings
Hempel’s groundbreaking new two-layer coating system, is helping cruise operators meet the mounting pressure to decarbonise
Interview with Alvin Gan of Seatrium
Q&A with Alvin Gan, who leads the Repairs and Upgrades business at Seatrium
Kongsberg Maritime selected for hybrid and propulsion upgrade of Norwegian Coastal Administration vessel
Kongsberg Maritime is the lead integrator for a significant green propulsion upgrade of the Norwegian Coastal Administration’s (NCA) hybrid vessel, OV Bøkfjord.
Berg Propulsion OpWind to optimise operations for sail and engine combustion
Automatic system monitors input from wind propulsion to ensure fuel savings are maximised by making most efficient use of propeller speed and blade angle
Accelerating maritime energy efficiency with Hempaguard Ultima
In connection with the launch of Hempel’s groundbreaking new silicone hull coating system, Hempaguard Ultima, DryDock Magazine met up with Alexander Enström , Executive Vice President and Head of Marine at Hempel A/S, to talk about why he believes that this is one of Hempel’s most significant innovations to date.


















