Ship repair

Safety on the agenda at Drydocks World

Safety on the agenda at Drydocks World

Part of the DP World group, Drydocks World (DDW) in Dubai is one of the Middle East region’s biggest ship repair and conversion yards, and is also expanding rapidly in terms of its newbuilding, offshore construction and EPC activities. The yard collects various safety-related data, which plays a vital role in evaluating the effectiveness of […]

Repair round-up: Metalock Brasil moves into cell guide repairs

Repair round-up: Metalock Brasil moves into cell guide repairs

Metalock Brasil diversifies to perform cell guide repairs Metalock Brasil has been expanding its operations through the deployment of riding teams to carry out complex repairs on the cell guides of container ships. These operations were performed while the vessels were in transit, at the request of a leading European shipowner. Cell guides are vertical […]

Repair round-up: yards form green alliance

Repair round-up: yards form green alliance

Shipyards form green alliance Four leading shipyards have co-founded the Global Green Shipyard Alliance (GGSA), an international coalition committed to accelerating the maritime industry’s sustainability transition. The alliance aims to fast-track clean technology adoption, improve environmental performance and set unified ESG standards across their global operations. Dubai’s Drydocks World is one of the four founding […]