Vessels & Shipyards

The reform of Russian shipbuilding, which was marked by a spate of scandals and behind-the-scenes struggle for gaining control over the strategic industry, is nearing completion, writes Eugene Gerden.

Every second is critical if things turn out badly enough to require abandoning ship, but as Benny Carlsen of Viking tells Stevie Knight, there is the ‘last man’ issue.

Offshore support sector vessels are more likely to find themselves working in difficult conditions, close up and personal with very expensive bits of kit which can endanger life and limb, says Stevie…

Gibraltar shipyard Gibdock reports that it has continued to attract technically advanced offshore support vessel repair and maintenance projects.

The German Lindenau Werft yard recently docked two ships operated by Bitunamel Feldmann of Lubeck, a contractor involved in specialised piling work for the offshore industry.

Alewijnse Marine Systems says that it completed electrical repairs and modifications on Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes, within just three weeks.

A new concept of reefer vessel, which has been proposed by Danish naval architecture practice Knud E Hansen, focusing on speed and efficiency of handling perishable cargoes in harbour, is described by…

Austrian company Fronius has launched two new welding developments into the shipyard market; a modular MIG/MAG welding-appliance platform and a battery-powered MMA welding unit.

As the first cruise ships dock for regular seasonal overhauls in the big German yards, the impression of a relatively quiet summer is hard to dispel, but appearances may have been deceptive,…