Repair & Conversion – Page 20
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NewsDW-Dubai gets first FSRU conversion project
Drydocks World - Dubai is carrying out its first floating storage re-gasification unit (FSRU) conversion job, known as the FSRU Livorno project.
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NewsBredo uses cast-off sections as LWB consolidates
German repair facility Bremerhavener Dock (Bredo) is using a relatively slack period to save costs and complete a novel repair-related project in a deal which appears to have done everyone some good.
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NewsGulf repairers face new competition
Middle East ship repair is set for a major shake-up, with sweeping management changes at Drydocks World Dubai (DWD) and new repair docks coming on stream which will raise regional capacity by a significant margin.
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NewsLarge-scale coating removal with environmental benefits
UK company Mac’Ants Group has announced a new system for stripping coatings from ships and other large structures which is claimed to be both effective and to reduce waste material for disposal by up to 90%.
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NewsGerman yards show pallet versatility
Container and other specialist merchant ships have dominated what has been a busy year so far for versatile Blohm + Voss Repair.
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NewsLNGs are Navantia
Navantia Shiprepair in Spain undertook a total of 30 LNG projects in 2010, with 28 LNG at the Fene-Ferrol yard and two further LNG projects at the Cadiz yard.
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NewsPositive outlook for Scottish shiprepairer
Dales Marine Services’ expansion of its dry docking capability on Scotland’s east coast last year is delivering results with the value of contracts generated and dry dock usage both at record levels.
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Live long and prosper!
Getting maintenance timing wrong and incurring the associated costs is just one of the risks of operating a fleet of ships - or is it?
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NewsFlexibility and expansion are key to ASRY’s success
The first week of the New Year saw Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Co (ASRY) break all records for the number of vessels docked simultaneously in its No.1 Dock.
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NewsRFA vessel returns
RFA ‘Cardigan Bay’ returned to A&P’s Falmouth shipyard for maintenance in January after three years in the Gulf supporting coalition operations and the Iraqi Navy.
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NewsGRE pipe retrofit completed on Swedish icebreaker
Future Pipe Industries Group (FPI) in the Netherlands, a major player in the fibreglass pipe industry, has completed the replacement of 1,200m of corroded steel pipe with glass fibre reinforced epoxy pipe systems (GRE) onboard Swedish icebreaker ‘Atle’.
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NewsCruise work rounds off busy year for German yards
Cruise ships have been to the fore at the German repair yards during the latter part of 2010, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsTarbit Shipping to convert tanker to LNG
Wärtsilä signed a turnkey contract with Tarbit Shipping of Sweden to convert a product tanker to LNG propulsion and to supply a Wärtsilä LNGPac system for the safe and convenient storage of LNG onboard.
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NewsEcospeed protects Antarctica icebreaker
The British Antarctic Survey needed a coating that would protect their ice strengthened research vessel ‘Ernest Shackleton’ during expeditions to the Antarctic region in which it is subjected to extreme mechanical forces.
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NewsGibdock completes PSV upgrade
Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard has successfully completed a challenging maintenance and upgrade programme on the 6,430bhp DP2 class ROV/subsea service and platform support vessel, ‘Toisa Vigilant’.
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NewsNew design for salvage patches
A fourth generation of Miko Salvage Patches has been introduced following upgrades to the successful design of the ‘Hat-Shaped Patch’.
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NewsA good year for GBS
Grand Bahama Shipyard is generally known for its cruiseship repair and upgrade activities and, with about 25 cruise ship dockings every year, GBSL can indeed be considered the biggest in that specific market segment.
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NewsShiprepair and conversion
Bringing the latest developments worldwide – repair and maintenance are more important now than ever before
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NewsArmada provides worldwide hydraulic service
Falmouth-based Armada Marine Hydraulics has recently developed its new ‘Total Hydraulic Management Service’ (THMS). This has involved Armada working with some of the biggest names in ship management and a growing team of travelling engineers to provide hydraulic engineering support to ships worldwide.
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Austal establishes global service offering
Austal says that it has established itself as a major provider of worldwide vessel maintenance and management, securing more than 1,000 service-related jobs in 16 different countries over the past year.
