Repair & Conversion

German repair facility Bremerhavener Dock (Bredo) is using a relatively slack period to save costs and complete a novel repair-related project in a deal which appears to have done everyone some good.

Middle East ship repair is set for a major shake-up, with sweeping management changes at Drydocks World Dubai (DWD) and new repair docks coming on stream which will raise regional capacity by…

UK company Mac’Ants Group has announced a new system for stripping coatings from ships and other large structures which is claimed to be both effective and to reduce waste material for disposal…

Container and other specialist merchant ships have dominated what has been a busy year so far for versatile Blohm + Voss Repair.

Navantia Shiprepair in Spain undertook a total of 30 LNG projects in 2010, with 28 LNG at the Fene-Ferrol yard and two further LNG projects at the Cadiz yard.

Dales Marine Services’ expansion of its dry docking capability on Scotland’s east coast last year is delivering results with the value of contracts generated and dry dock usage both at record levels.

The first week of the New Year saw Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Co (ASRY) break all records for the number of vessels docked simultaneously in its No.1 Dock.

RFA ‘Cardigan Bay’ returned to A&P’s Falmouth shipyard for maintenance in January after three years in the Gulf supporting coalition operations and the Iraqi Navy.

Future Pipe Industries Group (FPI) in the Netherlands, a major player in the fibreglass pipe industry, has completed the replacement of 1,200m of corroded steel pipe with glass fibre reinforced epoxy pipe…