Repair & Maintenance

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

The MRC in Krakow is the 15th that Cummins has across the world – but the first one in Europe. At the 4,600m2 facility, engines with displacements of 19 to 78 litres in the…

14th November 2023

PODCAST: Tour of Cummins’ brand new MRC

14th November 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The first semi-submersible Floating Production Facility (FPF) to be decommissioned at a dry dock in the UK has arrived at the Scottish Port of Kishorn, where works will be carried out. 

11th October 2023

UK first: Semi-submersible FPF dry docked for decommissioning

11th October 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

German engineering firm Applied New Technologies (ANT AG) has produced an abrasive waterjet suspension system for cutting steel on obsolete ships.

7th September 2023

Waterjet technology cleans up ship recycling

7th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A 215m floating dock has successfully been towed across the Atlantic from Germany to Jamaica by deep sea tug Titan.

1st September 2023

German floating dock arrives in Jamaica

1st September 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Engineering and construction firm, Subsea7 has successfully operated a remotely operated vehicle from Scotland to carry out repair work 9,400 km away in Brazil.

31st August 2023

Scottish ROV inspects Brazilian pipeline

31st August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Belfast shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has won a contract to repair a heavy-lift vessel that is the first of its kind to be drydocked at the shipyard.

15th August 2023

First-of-a-kind vessel to be drydocked at H&W

15th August 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch marine repair services firm Aegir-Marine has opened an office in Turkey with seven service engineers now stationed there ‘to better serve customers in rthe region and reduce the need for flights…

7th July 2023

Aegir-Marine opens office in Turkey

7th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Star International has partnered with Tarmac Marine to provide the annual maintenance of the fire, safety, and life-saving equipment on board its fleet of suction dredgers.

26th June 2023

Star and Tarmac Marine in safety equipment service deal

26th June 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Marine engineering and propulsion specialist Royston has successfully conducted a vital overhaul of the propulsion systems onboard the OSV Topaz Sophie on behalf of Doha Marine Services.

24th May 2023

Royston completes critical OSV propulsion system overhaul

24th May 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A historic shipyard with a long past including building ships for the Soviet Union has announced it will bring itself up to date with a major modernisation project.

24th May 2023

Peene-Werft initiates modernisation project

24th May 2023

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Damen Group has renewed its maintenance contract covering five vessels, built by the Netherlands-based shipbuilder and operating in the Port of Toamasina, Madagascar.The Damen group of companies includes 35 new construction and…

9th May 2023

Damen renews Madagascar maintenance contract

9th May 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

RC Dock Engineering has achieved a milestone with the first Class approval from RINA for its first remotely controlled unmanned workboats to operate up to 200 nautical miles from shore.

31st March 2023

Approval for remote-controlled workboats

31st March 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Semco Maritime has been chosen to maintain Noble’s jack-up rig prior to its return to the North Sea on decommissioning duties for bp.

22nd March 2023

Semco chosen for jack-up rig maintenance

22nd March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A £2 million (€2.3 million) tender has been issued for dry docking, modification and classification services to two busy London ferries.

13th March 2023

London ferries on hunt for dry docking

13th March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Southampton, UK-based ship refurbisher SMS Group has won three very different projects in different corners of Europe in the first few weeks of 2023.

22nd February 2023

SMS unveils 3 early projects for 2023

22nd February 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Tug operator Alfons Hakans has been promised another 15 years work out of a 1988-built tug thanks to a retrofit by Steerprop.

14th February 2023

‘Dunker’ tug to be given life extension

14th February 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Greek shipping firm Oriani Hellas has announced the launch of what it says is the first autonomous robotic hull groomer in the world.

27th January 2023

First autonomous hull cleaner unveiled

27th January 2023

LAUNCHES & BOAT BUILDING

LAUNCHES & BOAT BUILDING

An extensive package of overhaul and maintenance has been completed on Volvo Penta engines in the UK’s largest offshore fleet.

24th January 2023

Four vessels overhauled for North Star

24th January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Rising import/export activity is going to result in increased demand for ship repair and maintenance services, a report has found.

5th January 2023

Ship repair market to see $billions growth

5th January 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The first cruise ship in 25 years to Cammell Laird shipyard has sailed away after a multi-million pound refurbishment, owner operator Fred Olsen Cruise Lines said.

21st November 2022

£Multi-million cruise liner refurb completed

21st November 2022