Repair & Conversion – Page 19
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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.
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NewsItalians turn around Malta shipyard
The acquisition in June 2010 of the Maltese shipyard by the Italian shiprepairer, Palumbo Group, has significantly enhanced the capabilities of the Naples-based company and will have a big impact on the company’s future business.
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NewsSeismic vessel gets big make-over at Norwegian yard
The Norwegian Bergen Group Halsnøy (BGH) has completed an extensive six-month refurbishment of the 11,368gt seismic vessel Oceanic Phoenix (ex. Geowave Master) owned by Master and Commander, managed by DOF Management and on a long-term charter to CGG Veritas.
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NewsGibdock has ‘Spirit’ for cruise ship work
Gibraltar-based Gibdock continues to make inroads into the Mediterranean cruise ship repair and refurbishment market by completing a drydocking contract for UK-based niche cruise operator Saga.
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NewsASRY shows strong first half performance
Despite the continued shipping recession Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) showed a strong first half year performance in 2011, demonstrating the yard’s resilience.
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NewsMHI retrofits ballast water treatment system
Earlier this year, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) received an order from the Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) for conversion and installation work of a ballast water treatment system on NYK’s Auriga Leader, a pure car/truck carrier.
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NewsEngine stud removal cases increase
UK-based engine repair specialist Foretract Engineering reports that during 2010 the company noted a steady increase in demand for its marine stud removal service.
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NewsMajor renewables contract secures jobs at Falmouth
A&P Group’s Falmouth shiprepair yard in England recently won a multi-million pound contract to construct 100 tonne blade racks for two self-propelled jack-up vessels owned by Seajacks International.
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NewsLarge tankers return to ASRY
Following a quiet year in 2010 for large tanker repairs at Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY), the first quarter of 2011 has seen operators of ULCC/VLCCs return to the Arabian Gulf yard in large numbers.
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NewsAt the double for Dales Marine
Ship repairer Dales Marine Services started the year at the double, with simultaneous dockings at both its Aberdeen and Leith facilities, on Scotland’s east coast.
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NewsGrand Princess transformed at Bahamas yard
The 2,592-passenger (lower berths) Grand Princess recently returned to service, after the most extensive refurbishment in Princess Cruises’ history, emerging from the Grand Bahama Shipyard as a rejuvenated ship.
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NewsNew contract to support patrol vessel
The Royal Navy’s patrol vessel HMS Clyde will remain in the South Atlantic to protect the Falklands Islands until 2018, following a six year contract extension with BAE Systems to deliver 24/7 support services to the ship.
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NewsDedicated unit to retrofit BWT systems
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has created a new unit to deal specifically with installations of ballast water treatment systems, as well as necessary ship modifications, in vessels already in service.
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NewsH&W kicks off 2011 with bulging order book
Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries’ ship repair and conversion order book saw eight vessel dockings between December 2010 and early March 2011.
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NewsFickle future for shiprepair industry says Gibdock CEO
Commenting on the shiprepair market as a whole, Joe Corvelli, CEO of Gibdock in Gibraltar, states that it has been fickle over the last year and the situation will remain the same for the foreseeable future.
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NewsMore conversion work at Gibdock
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has returned to Gibdock for the conversion and drydocking of the 84m long, 4,500dwt PSV ‘Normand Vester’.
