Repair & Conversion

Navantia Shiprepairs Fene-Ferrol (NSFF), the specialist LNG repair centre of the Navantia naval group, ended up with its best LNG year ever in 2009 with a total of 23 LNG projects undertaken…

Blohm + Voss, due for a change in ownership soon, has reported booming repair and overhaul business, writes Tom Todd.

Austal has announced an expansion of its European service presence with the establishment of a maintenance hub in the Strait of Gibraltar.

The Aberdeen-based Dales Marine Services on Scotland’s east coast is looking forward to another busy year.

Cargotec has secured two new MacGregor Onboard Care all inclusive contracts.

Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven will upgrade the 44,588 gt cruise ship Artemis (ex Royal Princess) for the third time in April prior to her last season for P&O Cruises and handover to Artania…

Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Keppel FELS Brasil, has secured contracts from Noble Corporation to upgrade and repair three of Nobles Brazil-based drillships for $456 million.

Hydrex Spain recently performed cleaning work with its own developed equipment on two large container vessels at anchorage 2km off the coast of Algeciras.

Birkenhead-based Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders won a major contract to lengthen a cable laying ship for Nexans AS of Norway, a subsidiary of the international French based Nexans Group.

Hydrex has developed a new method enabling permanent repairs of rudders without drydocking the ship.