Repair & Conversion – Page 13

  • Swedish Maritime Administration icebreaker 'Frej' clears the path for two vessels
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    Protacon to modernise Swedish icebreakers

    2015-05-06T14:00:00Z

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

  • MSC Geneva: Cutting at HRDD
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    Unique widening breaks new eco ground

    2015-04-29T05:10:00Z

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

  • Canal accident ship ‘Saint George’ is the second this year on the Kiel canal
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    Kiel Canal accident ship resumes service

    2015-04-29T05:01:00Z

    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.

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    KR helps with VLCC conversion

    2015-04-16T14:41:00Z

    A 320,000 tonne ore-bulk-oil (OBO) carrier has been converted to a very large crude carrier (VLCC) with help from IACS member class society, Korean Register (KR).

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    Range of merchant ships for B+V Repair

    2015-04-14T14:37:00Z

    Parallel to respectable cruise ship refurbishment work so far this year, Blohm + Voss Repair has also handled a range of merchant ships from tankers to cable layers this year, writes Tom Todd.

  • 'Maria S Merian' pod work for GDD at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven
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    German research ships end refits

    2015-04-14T14:29:00Z

    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.

  • Drydock 10 at Marseille, said to be the world’s third biggest, is being refurbished to accommodate large cruise ships and other vessel types (photo: port of Marseille Fos)
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    French yards hit high note

    2015-04-14T13:21:00Z

    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.

  • Gibdock’s location at the tip of Gibraltar may offset the impact of any continued volatility within the market
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    Geography trumps volatility for Gibdock

    2015-04-14T13:05:00Z

    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 the oil price may play to geography, writes Stevie Knight.

  • 'Marion Dufresne II' will receive major repair works that will extend its life for a further 20 years
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    Research vessel repair job

    2015-04-08T11:53:00Z

    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.

  • National Geographic Explorer at LWB in 2013
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    Lloyd Werft bags new cruise repair

    2015-04-01T08:30:00Z

    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, Tom Todd reports.

  • The Sullivan Island dry docking facility is being built on reclaimed land off Port of Spain
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    Trinidad dry dock project progresses

    2015-03-27T15:49:00Z

    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 dock developments in the world.

  • Damen's refit has made 'Tridens' future-proof for another 10 years
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    Damen completes ‘Tridens’ refit

    2015-03-23T16:48:00Z

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

  • 'Ta Kuan' will be retrofitted with an eco-friendly propulsion concept
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    L-3 to retrofit Taiwanese research vessel

    2015-02-26T17:22:00Z

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

  • Conversion work on the 'Ostfriesland' will be wrapped up later than expected
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    German LNG ships delayed

    2015-02-18T15:40:00Z

    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.

  • MPR is the only company certified to carry out vertical in-situ propeller repairs
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    MPR certified for in-situ propeller repair

    2015-02-10T16:03:00Z

    Netherlands-based Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR) is now DNV GL-certified to carry out in-situ welding for propeller repair, making it the only company certified to do so.

  • Red7 Alliance in Lindenau's Dock 11
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    Lindenau tackles canal accident ship

    2015-02-09T09:21:00Z

    Lindenau Schiffswerft in Kiel has completed unexpected bow repairs to the British offshore dive support ship ''Red7 Alliance'' after a collision with a lock gate on the Kiel Canal, writes Tom Todd.

  • BREDO docks full of ‘routine’ work
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    Specialist ship repairs highlight German expertise

    2015-02-03T11:44:00Z

    Propulsion and emission issues have again been at the core of repair and refurbishment activity in German yards in the past quarter, Tom Todd reports in the February edition of The Motorship, out soon.

  • The high speed 102m trimaran ferry which will supplement Condor’s Channel Island services in 2015 following interior work by Trimline (picture credit: Austal)
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    Ferry interior refurbishments for UK company

    2014-12-01T09:16:00Z

    Trimline, a Southampton, UK, based marine interior refurbishment specialist, has announced a contract with Condor Ferries to customise its new high-speed passenger and vehicle ferry.

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    Yet another FPSO conversion at Jurong

    2014-12-01T09:11:00Z

    Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard of Singapore has been contracted by regular customer MODEC Offshore Production Systems to complete the repair, life extension and conversion of a VLCC into a (FPSO vessel.

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    SYM increases worldwide services portfolio

    2014-12-01T09:10:00Z

    Spain-based group SYM reports that it has reorganized its technical services in three distinct areas in response to increased workflow and its customers’ needs.