Repair & Conversion – Page 21
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NewsGibdock completes PSV upgrade
Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard has successfully completed a challenging maintenance and upgrade programme on the 6,430bhp DP2 class ROV/subsea service and platform support vessel, ‘Toisa Vigilant’.
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NewsNew design for salvage patches
A fourth generation of Miko Salvage Patches has been introduced following upgrades to the successful design of the ‘Hat-Shaped Patch’.
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NewsA good year for GBS
Grand Bahama Shipyard is generally known for its cruiseship repair and upgrade activities and, with about 25 cruise ship dockings every year, GBSL can indeed be considered the biggest in that specific market segment.
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NewsShiprepair and conversion
Bringing the latest developments worldwide – repair and maintenance are more important now than ever before
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NewsArmada provides worldwide hydraulic service
Falmouth-based Armada Marine Hydraulics has recently developed its new ‘Total Hydraulic Management Service’ (THMS). This has involved Armada working with some of the biggest names in ship management and a growing team of travelling engineers to provide hydraulic engineering support to ships worldwide.
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Austal establishes global service offering
Austal says that it has established itself as a major provider of worldwide vessel maintenance and management, securing more than 1,000 service-related jobs in 16 different countries over the past year.
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BAE acquires US ship repair yards
BAE Systems recently completed its acquisition of Atlantic Marine Holding Company (Atlantic Marine) after receiving all necessary US regulatory approvals.
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NewsCrosscomar fits anti-pirate system on seismic vessel
In June 2010, the Cadiz-based Crosscomar received an urgent call from PGS Geophysical in Norway. The seismic vessel ''Ramform Sterling'' had been contracted to do a job in the Far East which entailed sailing through the Suez Canal and along the Aden Gulf.
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NewsOdense shipyard gets new owner
The A.P. Møller owned shipbuilding yard Odense Steel Shipyard in Lindo, Denmark, has been taken over by Fredericia Shipyard which will operate the facility as a shiprepair yard under the new name of Fayard A/S.
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NewsRobot cuts Gibdock schedule
First use of an advanced blasting technology has enabled Gibdock to redeliver three Danish-owned containerships that required full hull blasting and coating ahead of schedule.
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NewsKeppel secures Brazilian projects
Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured two contracts totalling S$170 million from repeat customers for the conversion of an FPSO vessel and repair of a semisubmersible (semi) drilling rig respectively.
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NewsStena signs up Cargotec for more RoRo conversions
Cargotec has received new conversion contracts from Stena RoRo for two ro-pax vessels fitted with MacGregor cargo access equipment; these new orders are a continuation of four other Stena conversion contracts that Cargotec secured in April.
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NewsSwansea drydocks achieve full occupancy
The Harris Pye Group (HPG) recently had vessels in both the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince of Wales dry docks in Swansea simultaneously.
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Trinidad & Tobago shipbuilding and repair strategic plan issued
The Trinidad and Tobago Shipbuilding and Repair Cluster (S&R), an initiative of the government, recently submitted its strategic plan for the development of the domestic ship repair and shipbuilding industry to the new minister of trade and industry.
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NewsASRY completes major repair and steel renewal job
Bahrain’s ASRY has had a bust start to 2010, although the value of repair work has been down as owners continue to feel the effects of the continued global recession.
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NewsCruise and naval ships in the news in Germany
The repair of one of Germany’s best known and popular cruise ships – Deilmann Reederei’s nostalgic, 22,496 gt ‘Deutschland’ - dominated the summer headlines at Blohm & Voss Repair, writes Tom Todd.
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Goltens gears up in Europe
Goltens, the independent specialist ship repair service provider, is looking to Europe to grow its volume, profitability and strengthen its brand. Since 2000, Goltens has expanded its global ship repair footprint through major investments in 13 new repair stations, 11 of which are outside Europe.
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NewsNavantia yards keeping busy
During the months of May and June, both the Navantia shiprepair yards of Cadiz-San Fernando and Fene-Ferrol were kept busy with a good cross section of vessel types including several units of the Spanish navy.
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NewsDales Marine brings Leith drydock back to life
Earlier in 2010 Dales Marine Services of Aberdeen drydocked its first vessel at Leith since taking a long-term lease of the facility and completing an upgrade programme.
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NewsH&W kicks off new year with five-ship docking contract
Harland and Wolff’s dry docks continue to be busy during 2010 with a series of five maintenance and repair contracts from leading Irish Sea ferry operator StenaLine.
