Repair & Conversion – Page 20

  • Solstad PSV ‘Normand Vester’, about to undergo modification at Gibdock to meet Brazilian requirements
    News

    More conversion work at Gibdock

    2011-06-10T18:42:00Z

    Norway’s Solstad Offshore has returned to Gibdock for the conversion and drydocking of the 84m long, 4,500dwt PSV ‘Normand Vester’.

  • The LNG carrier ‘Khannar’ arriving at Jurong Shipyard for conversion into a FRSU
    News

    Jurong to convert LNG carrier into FSRU

    2011-06-09T13:53:00Z

    Jurong Shipyard in Singapore has secured a contract worth about $16 million from Golar LNG Energy to convert the LNG Khannur to a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) to be renamed West Java FSRU.

  • The newly converted ‘FPSO PSVM’ leaving Jurong shipyard
    News

    Jurong delivers its largest FPSO conversion

    2011-06-08T23:00:00Z

    FPSO PSVM, one of the world’s largest floating production storage and offloading vessels successfully converted by Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard for contractor MODEC, was recently delivered to BP Exploration (Angola) Limited and Block 31 partners.

  • News

    Teekay signs shiprepair contract with Sembawang

    2011-06-08T23:00:00Z

    Singapore-based Sembawang Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has signed a long-term alliance contract with Teekay Marine Services, Canada, to provide ship-repair, refurbishment, upgrading and related marine services for its fleet of 137 ships.

  • STX’s Turku shipyard is undertaking major overhaul of semisub pipelay vessel ‘Castoro Sei’
    News

    STX Finland signs maintenance contract for pipelay ship

    2011-06-06T22:15:00Z

    STX Finland and Saipem have signed a contract for major overhaul and maintenance of the semisubmersible pipelay vessel ‘Castoro Sei’. The work on the ship, providing employment for as many as about 1,000 people, will be completed by STX’s Turku shipyard.

  • News

    GL introduces extended dry docking

    2011-06-03T22:00:00Z

    A new ‘extended dry docking’ (EDD) option for container vessel, general cargo ships and multi-purpose dry cargo vessels has been introduced by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) to acknowledge longer lasting coatings.

  • Golar Frost prior to conversion into an FSRU
    News

    DW-Dubai gets first FSRU conversion project

    2011-04-12T16:14:00Z

    Drydocks World - Dubai is carrying out its first floating storage re-gasification unit (FSRU) conversion job, known as the FSRU Livorno project.

  • Stena sections find a good home at space-hungry Bredo.
    News

    Bredo uses cast-off sections as LWB consolidates

    2011-03-31T23:00:00Z

    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.

  • The ship repair business in Dubai is currently undergoing a shake-up
    News

    Gulf repairers face new competition

    2011-03-29T23:00:00Z

    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.

  • Based on modular units, the latest development from the Mac’Ants Group provides a means of removing tenacious coatings such as paint and gains significantly from the use of plastic media
    News

    Large-scale coating removal with environmental benefits

    2011-03-25T23:45:00Z

    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%.

  • B+V flexes merchant muscles
    News

    German yards show pallet versatility

    2011-03-20T15:22:00Z

    Container and other specialist merchant ships have dominated what has been a busy year so far for versatile Blohm + Voss Repair.

  • Aerial view of Navantia’s Fene-Ferrol shiprepair facility
    News

    LNGs are Navantia

    2011-02-20T15:21:00Z

    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.

  • 'Toise Independent' and 'Vos Supporter' double docking in Leith
    News

    Positive outlook for Scottish shiprepairer

    2011-02-20T15:21:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Live long and prosper!

    2011-02-20T15:20:00Z

    Getting maintenance timing wrong and incurring the associated costs is just one of the risks of operating a fleet of ships - or is it?

  • Eight into one at ASRY’s No.1 dock
    News

    Flexibility and expansion are key to ASRY’s success

    2011-02-20T15:20:00Z

    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.

  • The RFA ‘Cardigan Bay’ in the Gulf  supporting coalition operations and the Iraqi Navy
    News

    RFA vessel returns

    2011-02-20T15:20:00Z

    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.

  • Some of the new glass fibre piping installed in the engine room
    News

    GRE pipe retrofit completed on Swedish icebreaker

    2011-02-12T14:07:00Z

    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’.

  • The 25,000 dwt product tanker ‘Bit Viking’ will be converted to run on gas
    News

    Tarbit Shipping to convert tanker to LNG

    2011-01-01T00:16:00Z

    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.

  • 'Thomson Dream' overhaul at B+V
    News

    Cruise work rounds off busy year for German yards

    2011-01-01T00:16:00Z

    Cruise ships have been to the fore at the German repair yards during the latter part of 2010, writes Tom Todd.

  • A full house at Grand Bahama Shipyard
    News

    A good year for GBS

    2011-01-01T00:15:00Z

    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.