A&P Falmouth Lands RN Refit

01 Jul 2004

The British Royal Navy's Antarctic Patrol Vessel HMS Endurance berthed last month at A&P Falmouth for a multi-million pound mid-life refit that is scheduled to take four months. Its arrival followed by only two weeks the departure of another icebreaker, M/V Polar Star, which had left following a refit. 

Destroyer's Indestructible Clips Replaced

01 Jul 2004

The original Jubilee Clips on board the last of the World War II destroyers, HMS Cavalier, have been replaced recently after being damaged in ongoing restoration works. 

Ecospeed Rapidly Gaining Approval

01 Jul 2004

The Aster, a Belgian Navy minesweeper, has just been completed in Zeebrugge with the Ecospeed system, an innovate new approach to dealing with ship corrosion and fouling from Subsea Industries. This Navy vessel is used for sweeping moored mines and hunting bottom mines all over the world. 

Flying Start to Year for ASRY

01 Jul 2004

The ASRY repair yard in Dubai has had a busy start to the year despite regional uncertainties. There has been no let up in the pace of work for the yard and sales were up by 10% on the same period in 2003, with 49 vessels being repaired and painted.