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.
Privinvest’s Deliveries to Mozambique: A Model for Africa
Media reports about Mozambique’s failure to launch a fishing and security fleet and…
CSL Launches 2 Ro Pax Vessels for IWAI
India's Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has launched two Ro Pax vessels designed and…
Vigor, MHI Acquired and Merged
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Hamadyk Named Chair of NSRP Board
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MarAd Grants Fuel U.S. Shipyard Growth
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced…
SMS Group expands into Shoreham Port
The SMS Group, a Southampton, UK-based ship repairers and marine engineering services provider…
SMS Group Brings a New Shipyard to the Solent
UK ship repairer and marine engineering services provider the SMS Group has partnered…
Blue Water Ships Fire Pump Vessel
The project team of Blue Water Shipping, a provider of freight transport solutions…
Progress in Brazil Repair Yard Project
The Brasil Basin Drydock Company (BBDC), a joint venture of McQuilling Services and…
Fincantieri Cuts First Steel for Windstar
Today at Fincantieri’s Arsenale Triestino San Marco shipyard, in Trieste, Italy,…
Fincantieri Pact with Genova Industrie
Two Italian shipbuilders - Genova Industrie Navali (GIN), a holding company by two…
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