Shipyard News

It is not only vessels which require repair and maintenance, the yards which maintain them are subject to the same degradations brought on by continuous exposure to salt, seawater and humidity. The…

One of the UKs leading workboat builders has made great strides into the vessel repair, maintenance and conversion sector since acquiring new and larger premises in 2004. With 80 and 750 ton…

Germanys small shipyards have been busy with conversion as well as routine repair and maintenance of late as they, like many bigger European yards, have continued to benefit from good fortune in…

The small Schiffswerft Diedrich yard in Oldersum, Germany was expecting to complete one of its most complex re-engining projects ever late this month. Owners Nordseebad Spiekeroog on the East Frisian island of…

Antwerp based Hydrex was called out to Mexico to prepare the loading of a large accommodation platform on to a heavy lift carrier vessel.

Two inland motor ships have been lengthened this Autumn at the J Braun Schiffswerft at Speyer on the Rhine as the demand for revamped waterway tonnage continues to attract shipping customers to…

Two semi-submersible barges are being converted into self propelled heavy lift transport vessels for Fairmount Heavy Transport NV, an associated company of Rotterdam based towage contractor Fairmount Marine BV. When the conversions…

The University of Southampton s School of Ocean & Earth Science has taken delivery of the new research vessel RVCallista , which is to be based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton…

Marine component refurbishment, whether emergency or routine, demands the very highest of standards. Speed of response, efficiency and value for money are qualities sought by ship owners and their representatives worldwide.