Repair & Conversion
Shiprepair and conversion, and all things related - yard equipment, ship lifts, welding, cleaning, coatings etc.
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German yards eye offshore but pallet remains broad
Eyes may be sharply focussed on offshore in German yards but the repair and conversion pallet remains as wide and flexible as ever – and has to be if even small work is to be won against stiff competition all round, writes Tom Todd. 01 Apr 2012 - The Motorship
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Busy time for A&P’s UK drydocks
A&P Falmouth in the UK reports that it has been kept busy with a number of major repair and conversion jobs since the beginning of the year. 31 Mar 2012 - The Motorship
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Former royal yacht highlights yard’s versatility
Dales Marine Services says the versatility of its dry docks at Aberdeen and Leith on Scotland’s east coast has been highlighted by work undertaken on the ex-UK royal yacht ‘Britannia’ at the latter facility. 29 Mar 2012 - The Motorship
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Versatile SPS expanding into new markets
Intelligent Engineering’s (IE) continual focus on SPS (sandwich plate system) development combined with the ability to accommodate individual client requirements means that, even in these tough times, it managed to complete over 50% more projects in 2011 than in any other year. 29 Mar 2012 - The Motorship
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Good start to year as ASRY inaugurates new facility
It has been a busy start to 2012 for Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) with a wide variety of ship types from the Arab and international markets arriving for repairs as the shipyard enters its 35th year of continuous operation. 28 Mar 2012 - The Motorship
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Major conversion and upgrade projects at Keppel
Keppel Shipyard in Singapore says that by the end of 2011 it had completed seven FPSO/FSO conversion or modification projects and five major specialised projects while, in 2012, the yard is poised to achieve a similar level of success with a number of major jobs. 28 Mar 2012 - The Motorship
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Goltens works on flood damage
Dubai-based diesel engine repairer Goltens says it is working on a 30,000gt Greek bulk carrier owned by WEM Lines, which had its engine room accidently flooded at the end of 2011. 28 Mar 2012 - The Motorship
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Groundbreaking conversion projects for Dubai yard
Drydocks World in Dubai (DW) has signed a contract with Singapore based AET, a major player in petroleum shipping, for two tanker-to-modular capture vessel (MCV) conversion projects which will be carried out at the ship repairer’s Dubai facility. 26 Mar 2012 - The Motorship
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Yards home-in on repair as newbuild work sags
A lack of newbuilding is again nudging larger German shipyards into repair, writes Tom Todd. 31 Dec 2011 - The Motorship
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Offshore repairs for Norwegian yard
Bergen Group’s Hanøytangen repair yard has been awarded a contract to carry out mobilisation work on the accommodation rig ‘Safe Scandinavia’ involving a dock stay of about one week. The contract value is estimated at NOK 8-10 million. 20 Nov 2011 - The Motorship
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Another builder returns to repair
The Korean-owned Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI) shipyard, located 40 km south of Constanta harbour in Romania, is returning to the shiprepair and conversion business after a four-year break during which it concentrated on newbuildings. 20 Nov 2011 - The Motorship
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Cruise makeovers benefit Italian yards
Fincantieri has been awarded an extensive refit and refurbishment project for the newly acquired Saga cruiseship, the 37,301gt ‘Bleu de France’, built in 1981 by Bremer Vulkan in Germany for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises as the ‘Europa’. 20 Nov 2011 - The Motorship
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Busy year for Dubai yards
Drydocks World in Dubai reports activity in all its core business areas in 2011 with the repair business picking up momentum during the course of the year. 20 Nov 2011 - The Motorship
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Mixed fortunes for Spanish and Portuguese repair yards
The Portuguese shiprepair yard Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) repaired 31 vessels up to September, a number slightly inferior to that achieved in 2010 in the same period. 20 Nov 2011 - The Motorship
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Specialist conversions shine at German repair yards
Specialist conversions, some of them unusual, have been among the highlights of recent activity at German repair yards, particularly the smaller facilities, writes Tom Todd. 29 Sep 2011 - The Motorship
