Repair & Maintenance
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NewsHow a fatal allision exposed unseen risks of complex docking
Inadequate tug power, poor communication, lack of joint risk assessment and a failure to coordinate simultaneous operations led to the death of a welder in Rotterdam’s Botlek harbour, a report has found.
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NewsOceanAlpha launches 3,000m USV/ROV system at OI
Oceanology formed the platform for Chinese unmanned vessel builder OceanAlpha to launched its 24-metre unmanned surface vessel paired with a two-tonne work-class ROV that can plunge depths to 3,000 metres.
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NewsSSEN pledges €1 billion to plug in remote Scottish islands
A £950 million (€1 billion) framework to connect remote Scottish islands with new or repaired subsea cabling has been announced by SSEN Distribution.
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NewsAhead of the spark: Fire safety for workboats and offshore fleets
Fire risk during maintenance and refit is under renewed scrutiny across the maritime sector, writes Morgan Davis, Business Development manager at Ramtech North America, exclusively for Maritime Journal.
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NewsSubsea sabotage – the hidden front of warfare
As militaries eye commercial subsea expertise, Peter Barker explores how oil, gas, wind and cable specialists manage undersea infrastructure risks amid conflict and accidental damage.
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SponsoredFuelActive Protects Offshore Energy Fleets With Innovative Fuel Pick-Up Technology
Across the offshore energy sector, operators rely on diesel-powered equipment to deliver essential power, air and heat in some of the world’s most demanding environments.
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NewsHydrex champions its mobile docks: Case studies
Underwater repair work on commercial vessels has increasingly shifted toward techniques that avoid the need for drydocking, saving cost and hassle.
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NewsCan fleets retrofit without going off-hire? Yes, says Bluestone
As offshore wind, subsea and energy projects expand worldwide, the vessels supporting them face growing technical and commercial pressure. Bluestone Group’s projects director Angelo Soraci explains how they can be kept going even while requiring retrofitting.
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News18-month engineering restores historic French bridge
A project described as one of France’s ‘most ambitious heritage-engineering projects of the decade’ has been completed, witnessed by crowds of residents lining the quays at the Port of Dieppe.
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NewsNavigating battery risks: Still a bridge too far?
Are we there yet? Despite so many battery manufacturers hailing the benefits, the risks and problems of onboard and onshore battery systems identified in a recent Bureau Veritas report suggests not.
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NewsSaved from the scrapyard: 50-year-old 'Mary Rose' saviour
After a grounding last September nearly ended her useful life, a half-century-old vessel has been showcased after setting sail for a new career. Our reporter Peter Barker visited her.
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NewsUK firm opens subsea repair firm in US
A subsea equipment repair base has been opened in Florida by Drift Offshore, a UK firm that says it is answering a shortfall of such facilities in the US.
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NewsFinland files charges for submarine cable sabotage
Charges have been brought against the crew of a tanker that is suspected of severing five submarine cables in the Gulf of Finland last Christmas.
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NewsTackling offshore wind cable maintenance costs
A new project focuses on the performance and repair of dynamic cables and mooring lines
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News - VideosWATCH: Trinity House launches £200 million vessels tender
The UK’s lighthouse authority has called for tenders for two multi-functional buoy-handling vessels to replace two of its ageing fleet.
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NewsSeascour calls for end to caustic marine descaling
Florida-based marine descaler manufacturer Seascour has marked its third year in business by calling for an end to the widespread use of caustic chemical cleaning agents in the maritime sector.
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NewsBritish Navy frigates get the ScaffFloat touch
ScaffFloat has lent its floating platform expertise to naval architects working on British Navy Frigates in Falmouth
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NewsFPT leads Venice waterbus hybrid retrofit mission
The waterbuses running along Venice’s iconic waterways are looking at a hybrid future
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NewsFerry life extended with propulsion retrofit
The Finnish passenger ferry M/S Suomenlinna II has been retrofitted with new drive technology that will extend its life for years to come.
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NewsAllseas expands fleet with 2 offshore construction vessels
Two new Offshore Construction Vessels (OCVs) have been ordered for Allseas to boost subsea construction, ROV support and inspection and repair and maintenance work.
