Drydocking

Future looks bright for Damen Shiprepair operations in Northern Europe

Future looks bright for Damen Shiprepair operations in Northern Europe

Cruise and offshore wind contracts have provided the basis for another strong performance Damen Shiprepair reports a busy first half of 2024 across all its North European yards, which include facilities in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Vlissingen, Brest and Dunkerque. Around 550 vessels visited these yards for repair and maintenance work over the first six months of […]

GTS signs strategic agreement

GTS signs strategic agreement

New deal extends reach into the important Greek market UAE-based Gulf Turbo Solutions (GTS) – an affiliate of MAN Energy Solutions – has taken an important step towards broadening its geographic coverage by signing an agreement with Euploia Drydocks & Services of Greece. GTS has its own facilities in Dubai, Sharjah, Singapore and Bahrain, and […]

Growth momentum sustained at Gibdock

Growth momentum sustained at Gibdock

No sign of any slowdown as the yard experiences healthy demand across a wide range of vessel types   Gibraltar shipyard Gibdock enjoyed a very positive year in 2023, sustaining the heathy growth in repair and maintenance activity seen the year before. Managing director Richard Beards says: “It was an extremely good year for us […]

Stolt Tankers adopts innovative graphene coating in industry first

Stolt Tankers adopts innovative graphene coating in industry first

Stolt Tankers’ Stolt Lotus has become the first vessel in the world to be coated using Canadian firm Graphite Innovation & Technologies’ (GIT) X-GIT FUEL graphene-based hull coating solution, which is believed to offer significant reductions in fuel consumption. The 30,000-deadweight vessel spent five days drydocked in China where the sustainable hull coating was applied. Reckoned […]

Albwardy Damen yards operating at full capacity

Albwardy Damen yards operating at full capacity

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 […]

Seaspan celebrates return of cruise ship activity

Seaspan celebrates return of cruise ship activity

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 […]