Repair & Conversion – Page 18
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NewsBack-to-back cruise dockings for Gibdock
Back-to-back cruise ship projects at Gibdock’s No. 1 dock have seen the return of the 37,773gt, 1,575-passenger capacity ''Thomson Destiny'' for its fourth visit since a first refit in Gibraltar in 2006.
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NewsBourbon plans optimised docking strategy
French offshore group Bourbon has set up a new organisation, Bourbon Docking, located in Dubai, to manage class dockings of vessels operated by all Bourbon affiliates.
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NewsRoyston completes challenging engine overhaul
Three weeks of intensive work late last year by engineers from UK company Royston has won praise from the Norwegian operators of the ''Normand Installer'' after it was found to need an urgent engine overhaul before resuming work off West Africa.
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NewsFormer 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.
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NewsVersatile 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.
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NewsGood 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.
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NewsMajor 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.
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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.
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NewsGroundbreaking 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.
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NewsYards home-in on repair as newbuild work sags
A lack of newbuilding is again nudging larger German shipyards into repair, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsOffshore 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.
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NewsMixed 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.
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NewsBusy 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.
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NewsCruise 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’.
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NewsAnother 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.
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NewsSpecialist 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.
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Marseilles reopens bidding for giant drydock
The French port of Marseilles has announced plans to bring back into service its giant No10 drydock, the biggest in the Mediterranean at 465m long and 85m wide.
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NewsDaewoo plans ship repair yard in SA
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is interested in establishing a shipyard next to Richards Bay Coal Terminal to service cargo ships that operate in southern African waters.
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NewsNew Polish repair yard gets off the ground
In 2010, one of the oldest Polish steel construction companies, Energomontaz-Polnoc of Gdynia, acquired the drydock SD I from the bankrupt Gdynia Shipyard to provide ship conversion and repair services under the name of EPG Shipyard.
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NewsCore business remains strong for UK shiprepair group
A&P Group reports a variety of projects planned over the next few months at the company’s three yards undertaking ship repair and conversion tasks across a number of sectors including defence contracts, ferries and cable carrying vessels.
