Repair & Conversion

Bergen Tankers chemical and product tanker ‘Bergen Viking’ has been converted from diesel-electric to LNG-electric propulsion.

Norway’s Solstad Offshore has returned to Gibraltar-based ship repair company, Gibdock, for the special survey of its 5,000 tonne Construction Support Vessel (CSV) ‘Normand Pacific’.

Van Oord flexible fallpipe vessel ‘Stornes’ will be able to operate at greater depths after recent work at Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Rotterdam.

The electrical and instrumentation specialist has signed an agreement with Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) to offer its services from the yard in the Arabian Gulf.

Scandlines ferry newbuildings Berlin and Copenhagen have left drydock at Denmark’s Fayard for final fitting out, ending a unique conversion that began there last year, reports Tom Todd.

Two icebreakers operated by the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) are to receive electric and automation system upgrades from Finnish power and engineering company Protacon.

German ship management and charter company NSB has completed the first of three unique widening projects, claiming increased boxship capacity of more than 20%.

The 8,500dwt Greek cargo ship ‘Saint George’ is back in service after the repair of bow damage sustained in a collision with a lock gate, reports Tom Todd.

The latest repairs to the trouble-plagued research ship Maria S Merian reportedly cost €2 million and included the replacement of Schottel pod swivel bearings.

The French shiprepair industry is working hard to revive Europe’s repair yards in the face of Asian and Middle Eastern competition - with some positive recent results. Bill Thomson reports.

It seems the top three characteristics that matter in any real-estate – including offshore repair and maintenance facilities - are still ‘location, location, location’. And even the recent ups and downs of…

Oceanographic research vessel ‘Marion Dufresne II’ is set for major repair work at Damen Shiprepair and Conversion’s Dunkirk yard where it will be in dry-dock for six weeks.

Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) Tuesday revealed orders for the repair and modernisation of the two small cruise ships Voyager and National Geographic Explorer – work which will keep it busy throughout April,…

Trinidad Dry Dock Company (TDDC) has taken an important step in its long-planned ship repair yard on Sullivan Island, part of what the company hopes will be one of the biggest dry…

Damen has completed an extensive refit of Dutch governmental shipping company Rijksrederij’s scientific research vessel ‘Tridens’ at its Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam.

L-3 SAM Electronics is to retrofit propulsion control and automation systems on a hydrographic and oceanographic research vessel operated by the Taiwanese Navy.

Two German LNG ship propulsion projects are running late but owners AG Ems say that is not a bad thing given the pioneering nature of the new technology, writes Tom Todd.