Repair & Conversion – Page 13
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NewsProtacon to modernise Swedish icebreakers
Two icebreakers operated by the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) are to receive electric and automation system upgrades from Finnish power and engineering company Protacon.
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NewsUnique widening breaks new eco ground
German ship management and charter company NSB has completed the first of three unique widening projects, claiming increased boxship capacity of more than 20%.
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NewsKiel Canal accident ship resumes service
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
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
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.
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NewsGerman research ships end refits
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.
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NewsFrench yards hit high note
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.
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NewsGeography trumps volatility for Gibdock
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.
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NewsResearch vessel repair job
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.
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NewsLloyd Werft bags new cruise repair
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.
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NewsTrinidad dry dock project progresses
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.
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NewsDamen completes ‘Tridens’ refit
Damen has completed an extensive refit of Dutch governmental shipping company Rijksrederij’s scientific research vessel ‘Tridens’ at its Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam.
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NewsL-3 to retrofit Taiwanese research vessel
L-3 SAM Electronics is to retrofit propulsion control and automation systems on a hydrographic and oceanographic research vessel operated by the Taiwanese Navy.
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NewsGerman LNG ships delayed
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.
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NewsMPR certified for in-situ propeller repair
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.
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NewsLindenau tackles canal accident ship
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.
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NewsSpecialist ship repairs highlight German expertise
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.
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NewsFerry interior refurbishments for UK company
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
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
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.
