Major Refit Work Returns to Portsmouth

01 Aug 2005

Fleet Support Limited (FSL) has docked the Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Richmond at the start of an 18 month refit programme. The project is the first refit contract in Portsmouth for 15 years and includes a wide range of work to upgrade the ship and enhance its systems capability. 

Blade Repair In a Cold Climate

01 Aug 2005

A fully laden bulk carrier arrived at the port of Ventspil in Latvia last winter with serious propeller damage and requested Antwerp based Hydrex to carry out an inspection and the needed repairs. 

Busy Time for Specialist Small Ship Yards

01 Aug 2005

German inland shipyard Kötter-Werft has been bursting at the seams of late with specialist repair and conversion, particularly the lengthening, of small inland motor ships. 

Major Refit for Aggregate Dredgers

01 Aug 2005

Over the last decade, United Marine Dredging’s 1990 built City of London and City of Westminster have averaged over 1 million tons a year of marine aggregate delivered back into the UK and to the near Continent. However, with the main propulsion plant becoming increasingly unreliable, costly and difficult to maintain, it was decided that a major refit was required to ensure the vessels’<$>performance for their remaining lives in service.