Shipyard News

MGDuff, the Chichester based cathodic protection company, has relocated its foundry operation to a new, purpose built facility next to their head office and depot.

Gillingham Marina Workshops are now into their fourth year and are celebrating the success of their refit involving the official Royal Barge on the River Thames, the Royal Nore, which is owned…

One of the latest ships to be dismantled under a new UK Government disposal and recycling scheme is HMS Intrepid, which had previously been docked at Portsmouth for a number of years…

Alewijnse Marine Systems recently received a double order by De Haas Yards in Maassluis, the Netherlands, for a complete refit of two patrol vessels for the Port of Rotterdam.

During the recent drydocking of the oil spill response vessel owned by the Port Authority of Rotterdam, an inspection revealed that the Ecospeed coating on its underwater hull was in excellent condition.

For the A& P Group, 2009 has already been a busy year, with plenty of activity ongoing in the ship conversion department at their various locations.

The Bahrain based Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) has further strengthened its specialist machinery repair and service operations by entering into a technical service agreement with propulsion specialist Wä rtsilä .

MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co.Ltd in Kingston-upon Hull UK have just completed a major conversion to the Scottish fishing trawler Solstice.

The first of four vessels from Shetland booked for drydocking with Dales Marine Services this year was recently at the Aberdeen facility.

A hull paint that makes itself ‘ invisible’ to fouling organisms has received the Ingeniø rens Product Award 2009. The engineering prize is given by Ingeniø ren magazine to recognise Danish products…