Repair & Maintenance

VESSELS

VESSELS

Seventy years after the steam tug ST Cervia capsized with the loss of five lives, a group dedicated to preserving the vessel has appealed for donations to help with the restoration.

2nd May 2024

SOS call for steam tug with a tragic past

2nd May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards is taking another step towards sustainable tugs with a pilot project to dismantle and recycle an almost 100-year-old vessel.

23rd April 2024

Circular shipbreaking launched by Damen

23rd April 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Strela Shiprepair Yard in northern Germany has enjoyed a fruitful first year of operation.

8th February 2024

Strela Shiprepair celebrates ‘positive’ first year

8th February 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Seawork exhibitor Rotec Hydraulics has announced a new agreement to collaborate on marine repair services at A&P’s Cornish facility.

26th January 2024

​Rotec Hydraulics agrees to set up shop at A&P

26th January 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A historic drydock has been granted permission to continue repair and restoration operations 150 years after first being built.

26th January 2024

Historic drydock granted full re-opening

26th January 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The marine industry has a massive impact on the economy and jobs, and making sure that processes are efficient to avoid downtime impacting output is important.

15th January 2024

Four common machinery issues in marine

15th January 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The sole remaining historic Scottish lightship will have to be destroyed unless there is a miracle, the charity that looks after her has confirmed.

12th December 2023

Time could soon be up for historic lightship

12th December 2023

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