Shipyard News – Page 72
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NewsOld PLA survey ship gets back on the water
Havengore was the Port of London Authority’s main vessel from its launch in 1956 until the early 1990’s but was then left on a buoy at Gravesend to deteriorate.
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NewsNew deck enhances vessel’s renewable capabilities
Scotia Charters has increased the environmental survey capabilities of its 80 foot vessel Scotia W, which improves its suitability for operating in the offshore renewable energy sector.
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NewsZERO HARM initiative at Dubai repair yard
Drydocks World and Maritime World in Dubai has implemented several new initiatives and deployed new highly advanced environmental friendly technologies.
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NewsGMS Endurance undergoing major upgrades
The self propelled, self elevating, jack-up barge GMS Endurance is receiving some major changes and upgrades at Shipdock before embarking on a two year well maintenance project in the UK’s southern North Sea.
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NewsRepair relationship keeps jobs in Falmouth
The success of A&P Group’s long-term relationship with Serco Ltd Marine Services is being celebrated, with a total of eight ships docked in Falmouth in 2012.
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Rigs to hotels refits for Alewijnse
Alewijnse Marine Systems is to play a significant role in the conversion of the jack-up drill rigs Atlantic London and Atlantic Amsterdam to offshore hotel accommodation. Both refits started last month.
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NewsDamen acquires Swedish shiprepair yard
Dutch shipbuilding and repair company Damen Shipyards Group has taken over the shares of Swedish ship repair and maintenance yard Oskarshamnsvarvet in Oskarshamn.
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NewsRepairs underway on arson hit veteran
Mechanical pipe joining systems producer Victualic is supporting Sea Cadets at Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands as they repair and refit the Zeefakkel, which suffered serious fire damage in an arson attack last October.
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NewsDry Docking Expansion Greeted on Thames
The recent addition of a new dry docking facility on the Thames at Greenwich has received the endorsement of Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, and that of Councellor Chris Roberts, Leader of Greenwich Council, who voiced his satisfaction with the growth in Greenwich''s marine engineering expertise.
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NewsMore Convenient Slops Stops in the Port of Falmouth
The 26,218grt Novoship UK tanker Tikhoretsk became the first vessel to use the brand new 4,500m 2low flash slop reception facility now offered by ship repair and conversion specialists A&P Falmouth .
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Ship Repair Safety Initiative
The 50th meeting of the UK''s Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Health and Safety Consultative Committee (SSHSCC) late last month at Fleet Support Ltd (FSL) discussed how the industry might work together to tackle five causes of accidents and ill health. These are: work in confined spaces; slips, trips and falls; workplace ...
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Regional Boom Boosts Bahrain Yard
The first six months of this year were extremely busy for Bahrain''s Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) with very high occupancy rates across all the docks. The outcome was that during the second quarter ASRY had its best ever set of results.
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NewsOpportunity knocks on the Pearl River docks
ShipRepair & Conversion 2008 has been co-located this year with INMEX China at the Guangzhou Jinhan Exhibition Centre on 26 to 28 November. Taking place in Guangzhou, INMEX (International Maritime Expo) China is in the epicentre of that country' s pulsating Pearl River Delta, which encompasses Hong Kong, Macao and ...
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NewsProp repair boosts tug’s pushing power
Clements Marine recently repaired a propeller for the Damen built tug Fenlander, which is operated by Wisbech Harbour Authority in the UK.
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NewsExplorer looking for a place in the sun
A treasure far hidden away at the back end of Leith docks in the UK could find a spot in the limelight.
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NewsNew name, new strategy for Götaverken
Damen Shiprepair Götaverken (DSGö) is putting forward a new strategy along with its new name, in order to meet the rising challenges that have come about from the economic crisis.
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NewsA shield of bubbles keeps the beasties off
The USAF ultrasound system that uses fluid dynamics to form a ‘shield’ around a hull to prevent marine growth has been developed by Seawork exhibitor MCPS.
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NewsEngineers keep emergency repairs going at sea
Three weeks of intensive engine repairs, including 24 hour shifts and the creation of an onboard workshop that continued the overhaul while at sea, meant a massive cable lay vessel was able to meet its commitments.
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NewsGoodchild’s Fast Pilot speeds to Seawork
Norfolk UK based Goodchild Marine Services will debut the first of two new ORC 171.P Fast Pilot Craft built for Estuary Services Ltd (ESL) at Seawork 2012.
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NewsFalkor on trials after conversion completed
The new oceanographic research vessel Falkor is now undergoing extensive sea trials which will last until Autumn after completing three years of conversion at Germany’s Peters Shipyard.
