Shipyard News – Page 71
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NewsHistoric dry dock reopens for business
A historic dry dock in North Devon UK has accepted its first vessels for more than 60 years.
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NewsSea cadets supported in training ship repair
US headquartered mechanical pipe-joining systems specialist Victualic is supporting sea cadets in Hellevoetsluis, the Netherlands, as they repair and refit the Zeefakkel, which suffered serious fire damage in an arson attack in October 2011.
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NewsFlexibility facilitates Dutch dredger repairs
Shipdock Harlingen in the Netherlands has been awarded a contract by Sliedrecht based dredging company De Boer for dry dock work on the trailing suction hopper dredger Amazone.
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Shaftline conversion for Fraser Titan
The triple screw Canadian dredger Fraser Titan has been converted to Thordon RiverTough water lubricated propeller shaft bearings from an oil lubricated system.
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NewsAlnmaritec opens Wimbourne Quay Repair Centre
Alnmaritec, based in Northumberland UK based Alnmaritec is best known for the design and build of commercial workboats.
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NewsArkona overhaul tops small German yard work
Nobiskrug Shipyard in Rendsburg has completed this year’s routine maintenance work on one of Germany’s best known workships, the 69.2m multi-purpose Arkona.
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NewsGetares Uno in service at Port of Algeciras
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has just launched Gatares Uno, a new Interceptor 48 pilot vessel for the Port of Algeciras in Spain.
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Fall on the Tyne is fine for A&P
A&P North East has reported a busy September and October which saw six ships docking on the Tyne.
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Repair yard in respiratory health study
Drydocks World – Dubai has joined hands with the Occupational Health and Environmental Respiratory Department of Imperial College London to conduct research which will focus on the respiratory health of Drydocks employees.
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Repeat business is key for A&P Falmouth
A huge car carrier which has dominated the skyline at Falmouth Docks during August left the port late last month to signal the end of another successful ship repair contract for A&P Falmouth.
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Qatar yard keeps busy with LNG shiprepair
With seven LNG carriers drydocked at the facility recently, Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) is one of the leading shipyards for LNG repairs, leveraging on Qatar’s position as top LNG exporter.
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News'Meteor' stays fit with regular maintenance
Veteran German research ship ''Meteor'' has been back at engine specialist Motorenwerke Bremerhaven (MWB) for routine overhaul which Maritime Journal was told cost about €1m.
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NewsShipdock and Spliethoff combine forces
Shipdock has reached an agreement with Spliethoff, the Amsterdam based ship owning company, for the largest exhaust gas scrubber unit installed so far on board a commercial vessel.
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NewsScheldepoort wins second jack-up conversion
Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard has been awarded a contract to convert the jack-up drill rig Shelf Explorer into offshore hotel accommodation, which will then be known as Atlantic Amsterdam.
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NewsBlast of the past in historic restoration
Established in 1988 in the historic Gloucester Docks UK, T Nielsen & Company has grown to become a leading specialist in repairing, restoring and building traditional ships and rigging.
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NewsCoating protects rudder of icebreaker tug
The rudder and the ice belt of the harbor icebreaker tug Jääsalo were recently coated with Ecospeed in Naantali, Finland.
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NewsGerman yards benefit from small ship work
In Germany, an influx of small ship conversion and overhaul has kept front-running Schiffswerft Diedrich busy and revived spirits at troubled former tanker newbuilder Lindenau Schiffswerft.
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NewsMobile propeller balancing and repair
MPR BV in the Netherlands has developed new mobile measurement and balancing equipment for CPP blades of up to 6.5 tonnes per blade.
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NewsPlanned maintenance avoids failure at sea
A major way to avoid vessel failure at sea is developing and implementing a proactive maintenance strategy. Stuart Melling, manager for marine and crane service at ABB Ltd, looks at some of the latest techniques.
