ASRY achieves scrubber retrofit in record time
ASRY (Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard), Bahrain, has completed the retrofit of an exhaust gas scrubber on a VLCC within 33 days of the ship’s arrival at the shipyard. Because of IMO
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NASSCO wins LSD 49 contract worth potential $119 million
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), San Diego, California, has been awarded a $98,074,420 contract for the execution of the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) FY 2020 docking phased maintenance
Viega MegaPress CuNi press fitting system now available in larger sizes
Viega LLC’s MegaPress CuNi, a copper nickel press fitting system designed specifically for applications on commercial ships, private yachts and offshore rigs, is now available in sizes up to 4”. MegaPress CuNi
ECR books first ship repair contract at new facility
Ship repairer East Coast Repair and Fabrication, which is based in the Hampton Roads area with operations in Jacksonville, Fla., and San Diego Calif., is rebranding as ECR and making moves to
Fast underwater stern tube seal replacement avoids need to drydock
Underwater repair specialist Hydrex reports that last month one of its diver/technician teams carried out underwater stern tube seal repairs on a 192 meter RO/RO vessel in Rotterdam. The vessel was suffering
Mid-life makeover will see sailing clipper emerge as UN green ambassador
Damen Shipyards Den Helder, Netherlands is to carry out a midlife maintenance program on the iconic sailing clipper Stad Amsterdam that will prepare the ship for a round the world voyage as
Qatar shipyard carries out 200th LNG carrier drydocking
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) recently completed its 200th LNG vessel repair at Qatar’s Erhama bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard. The milestone drydocking involved the 135,295 cu.m LNG carrier Al Kho, chartered
BAE San Diego awarded $32.3 million Navy contract
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has been is awarded a $32,324,635 contract for the overhaul of the medium auxiliary repair floating dry dock (non-self-propelled) Arco (ARDM 5). This
BAE Jacksonville gets $23.8 mod to Navy contract
BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair, Jacksonville, Fla., has been awarded a $23,865,722 modification to a previously awarded Navy contract to exercise options for USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) post-shakedown availability (PSA). The
USS Fitzgerald is out of dry dock
Naval Sea Systems Command reports that the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) has taken another step toward returning to the fleet as a fully ready, combat-capable ship. The ship achieved a