Key yards are seeing increased workloads in 2023 The two dominant players in the UK shiprepair sector, A&P and Cammell Laird, have both enjoyed a busy 2023 so far handling a significant number of ship repair projects across their facilities in the North East, North West and South West of England. In the North East, […]
New base in Guinea extends the global outreach of the patented underwater hull cleaning technology HullWiper has a well-established network that provides hull cleaning solutions through the deployment of its proprietary remotely operated vehicle (ROV) at key shipping hubs around the world, including Australia, Gibraltar, Mauritius, Panama, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden and the UAE. One […]
Strong demand from offshore customers is helping maintain high levels of utilisation at the company’s yards in Sharjah and Dubai UAE-based shipyard operator Albwardy Damen reports that its repair teams have been running at full capacity throughout 2023. This follows a very busy 2022 for the company. High oil prices have led to high levels […]
The Spanish shipyard group has further consolidated its position as the leading European cruise shiprepair specialist over the past few years Navantia handled a total of 14 cruise ship projects in 2022, down slightly from 18 cruise ships in 2021. However, the latter was an exceptionally strong year because of the return of cruise business […]
Intelligent robots promise shipowners an ‘always clean’ approach that benefits CII ratings The management of biofouling is an increasingly important element within the fleet maintenance strategies of all shipowners and operators as they strive to meet demanding environmental protection and decarbonisation targets. The use of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) is growing in response to […]
The first six months of 2023 have been well above par for the yard The Drydocks World Dubai (DWD) shipyard has been operating at full capacity since the start of 2023 with a steady flow of orders for ship repairs and vessel upgrades. During the first quarter of the year, DWD received more than 60 […]
Sharp reductions in GHG emissions are claimed for recently launched fouling release coating As the latest addition to the established PPG Sigmaglide range of marine coatings, which has been widely used by vessel owners and operators for more than 30 years, PPG Sigmaglide 2390 is claimed to offer a number of significant benefits for ships […]
Canadian shipyard operator’s prospects are improving rapidly following the resumption of regional cruise operations With the return of regional cruise operations post-pandemic, both Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards have had the opportunity to work on several cruise ships over the last 18 months. Four cruise ships docked at Vancouver Drydock in 2022. The first of […]
Wärtsilä Underwater Repairs reports a substantial increase in enquiries for scrubber overboard repairs as well as standard repair activities Over the past six months or so scrubber overboard repairs have been the most common type of repairs for Wärtsilä Underwater Repairs, formerly Trident. This was triggered to a large extent by the launch last year […]
SeaTec Services reports increased demand for its propeller polishing and hull cleaning services on the back of the latest IMO environmental regulations UK-based SeaTec Services last year launched its new closed-circuit propeller polishing system, which features technology that captures biofouling and metal particles and removes them safely to the surface for filtering. Over the past […]
Subsea Global Solutions (SGS) supports offshore asset maintenance with in-water technical repairs worldwide and a recent project highlights its capabilities in this field Following an initial enquiry about a 27,000gt semi-submersible accommodation barge with underwater hull damage, and a requirement to remove its thrusters to facilitate repairs, SGS’ underwater specialists applied what Jonathan Baker, director, […]
The Florida-based enterprise is planning to build further on its well-established business overhauling turbochargers by branching deeper into the turbocharger retrofit sector. Fort Lauderdale-headquartered MSHS (formerly Motor Services Hugo Stamp) has built up an extensive business overhauling marine turbochargers, including leading brands such as KBB, Mitsubishi, Napier and MAN. MSHS have a global outreach carrying […]