The Nor-Shipping issue of DryDock is out now!
In the Nor-Shipping issue of DryDock we have:-
FACE THE FACTS – Balaena marks its first anniversary as owner of the renowned Gibdock dockyard in Gibraltar, with Simon Gillett, Balaena’s founder, explaining the company’s renewed commitment to growth
Balaena marks its first anniversary as owner of the renowned Gibdock dockyard
ON THE LINE – Fake spares separate marine environment regulation from reality, says Lars Nupnau, Head of Business Development at marine water specialist RWO
AREA REVIEW – In our review of Northern Europe, we feature a mixed bag of repairs at Remontowa, a strong start at A&P, an RFA conversion at Cammell Laird, a new digitised machinery maintenance system from BV, and Econowind supplying sails for Kalamazoo
SPOTLIGHT – With the spotlight turned on Nordic countries, we hear about Tallink Grupp’s focus on ship efficiency upgrades, Nor-Maali’s repainting of cruise ferry Silja Serenade, how Hydrex has repaired a pair of Danish sisterships and Bulkship is implementing a power limitation solution
MARKET INTELLIGENCE – Steve Gordon, Global Head of Clarksons Research, provides some ship repair data points of interest from Clarksons World Fleet Register, summarises some of the trends in the offshore and cruise markets and updates us on Clarksons Research’s monthly green technology tracker
MECHANICAL MATTERS – MarineShaft and QuantiServ explain how laser cladding and metal stitching can save the day when it comes to emergency repairs
Laser cladding at MarineShaft
ANALYSIS – Analysis looks at cruiseship repairs at Palumbo, ferry repairs at Remontowa, cruise and ferry upgrades for SMS, a cruiseship SCR retrofit for PrimeServ and a hybrid upgrade for a New York passenger ferry
In FOCUS – Hempel’s SeamFlow weld fairing system for ships’ hulls can reduce vessel fuel consumption by up to 2.5% and help owners and operators meet emission reduction targets
WORLDWIDE – A ship upgrade at Bollinger, an ABB Azipod retrofit at Navantia and a reliquefaction retrofit for Wärtsilä are featured
Juan Carlos I is to be retrofitted with an ABB Azipod at Navantia
NEWS – The latest products, appointments and news
You can find this issue and all the other issues of DryDock here