Repair & Conversion

The Danish company Wencon, which is primarily known for providing epoxy-based repair kits for emergency repairs onboard merchant ships, focused during 2009 focused on finding, training and certifying marine-oriented workshops in a…

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has so far this year secured major longevity, upgrading and damage repair contracts worth S$130 million ($90 million).

The cable laying vessel Nexans Skagerrak has departed the Mersey following a successful multi-million pound conversion by Birkenhead based shipyard, Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders.

A&P Falmouth in the UK has taken on a major contract to convert an 87m long deep-sea seismic vessel, previously used for obtaining information from the sea bed, into a geotechnical survey…

During the first four months this year, the Gibraltar shiprepair yard Gibdock has been busy with all docks and repair berths being full while also undertaking work afloat out at anchorage and…

International coatings producer Hempel has recently opened its new manufacturing facility today in Buk, Poland.

Navantia Shiprepairs Fene-Ferrol (NSFF), the specialist LNG repair centre of the Navantia naval group, ended up with its best LNG year ever in 2009 with a total of 23 LNG projects undertaken…

Blohm + Voss, due for a change in ownership soon, has reported booming repair and overhaul business, writes Tom Todd.

Austal has announced an expansion of its European service presence with the establishment of a maintenance hub in the Strait of Gibraltar.

The Aberdeen-based Dales Marine Services on Scotland’s east coast is looking forward to another busy year.