Ship Repair
All ships need maintenance and repairs. Many repair and maintanance operations can be performed at sea or by the crew in port. Complicated or large-scale repairs might require the ship to be removed from commercial operation. Classification Society supervision is required for most large-scale repairs, particularly those carried out in a ship repair yard. For oceangoing ships, particularly tankers, the ship has to be prepared for repair at a Deballasting Station. The tank must be thoroughly cleaned and its slops (grey water and hydrocarbon residues) must be pumped ashore according to environmental regulations.
Zamakona Launches Siuana Arctica
Spanish shipbuilding and ship repair company Zamakona Yards reached a new milestone…
Insights: Gavin Higgins, CEO, Everett Ship Repair
Everett Ship Repair (ESR) is a relatively new name in the U.S. ship repair business.
Mesaieed Shipyard Adds Floating Dry Dock
Qatari maritime transport and logistics conglomerate Milaha said it has acquired…
Ship Repair Market to Reach $40Bn by 2026
Global ship repair and maintenance services market is expected to grow from USD 18.89…
CCGS Edward Cornwallis Life Extension Contract Awarded
Canada's government awarded a $12.1-million contract to East Coast repair yard Shelburne…
World's First Nuclear Ship Exits Drydock
The world’s first nuclear-powered ship is making its way back to Baltimore flowing…
Titan Acquires HII's San Diego Shipyard
One the United States' largest fleet service and ship repair sites is changing hands.Ship…
Ship Repair: Bayonne Drydock Invests in Shiplift
Bayonne Drydock & Repair in Bayonne, NJ, reported brisk business in 2019, with the…
Ship Repair: How to Foil Well-laid Plans
It was Canadian whalers, the Norwegians tell us, who first noticed that a dead whale…
ASCO Completes Irgiz Overhaul
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) announced that its towing and supply vessel Irgiz…
INSIGHTS: Loy Stewart, Jr.
Loy Stewart, Jr. is President, Detyens Shipyards. He is a 1991 graduate of the US…
PIRAEUS I Floating Dock Ready for Ops
Greece's Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) announced that the "PIRAEUS I" floating dock…
Navigation, derived from the Latin words "navis" (meaning "ship") and "agere" (meaning "to drive") is the process of accurately determining the position and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle along a desired course. This is accomplished…
Naval architecture is the field of engineering which deals with the design, construction and repair of ships, boats, and other marine vehicles. Ship and vessel design relies on many of the same technologies and engineering expertise found on shore…
Contracts between vessel owners and charterers concerning the water transportation of goods are technically known in admiralty law as "contracts of affreightment". The charterer agrees to pay a freight charge for cargo space. The voyage, amount of cargo space…
A winch is a mechanism used to reel in, to let out, or otherwise adjust the tension of a rope, wire, or cable. Boats and ships make use of multiple winches to handle halyards, sheets, as well as anchor or mooring lines. The basic mechanism consists…
A port authority operates ports and other transportation infrastructure for a special-purpose district. Whether operated directly by the government or in cooperation with government agencies, North American port authorities are public entities and are governed by a board or commission.
