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Wärtsilä and Seaspan transform maritime operations with SmartDock autodocking system
Wärtsilä ANCS, part of technology group Wärtsilä, has delivered to Seaspan, a marine transportation and shipbuilding company, the cutting-edge autonomous SmartDock capabilities to the seas. This delivery marks a significant step towards autonomous …
Nov 9, 2023 / Curious
Tallink’s vessel Romantika to undergo regular dry-docking before proceeding to long-term charter
Tallink Grupp’s vessel Romantika (CruiseMapper) which until the start of the pandemic operated on the company’s Riga-Stockholm route, will depart from Tallinn today and head to the Turku Ship Repair Yard in Naantali, Finland, for a planned dry …
Mar 9, 2022 / Vessels
Tallink Grupp’s vessel Baltic Queen heads to Naantali, Finland for regular dry-docking
Tallink Grupp’s Tallinn-Stockholm route vessel Baltic Queen (CruiseMapper) departed on Wednesday (Jan26) from Tallinn and headed to the BLRT ship repair yard in Naantali, Finland for planned regular dry-docking, scheduled from 27 January until 9 …
Jan 28, 2022 / Vessels
Alabama Shipyard Wins Contract for Hospital Ship Overhaul
Alabama Shipyard has secured a nearly $26 million contract for the regular overhaul and dry-docking of Military Sealift Command’s (MSC) hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Caption: The Military Sealift …
Jan 10, 2022 / Naval
Cammell Laird Secures Five Vessel Contract With Calmac Ferries
Cammell Laird has secured a new contract with one of the UK’s largest ferry operators for the annual maintenance and dry docking of five large vessels in its fleet.CalMac Ferries has awarded Cammell Laird a four-year contract with the option to …
Jan 13, 2021 / Curious
Yinson: FPSO Anna Nery enters next phase of construction
Yinson announced yesterday that FPSO Anna Nery has entered her next phase of construction, marked by the sailing away from the Cosco Qidong shipyard in Jiangsu, China to Cosco Changxing shipyard in Shanghai on 23 September 2020 for her first dry …
Oct 8, 2020 / Vessels
Gibdock services Shearwater survey vessels in testing times
Mediterranean shiprepair facility Gibdock reported last week that it completed a two-vessel drydocking and maintenance and repair project for Shearwater GeoServices.The Gibraltar-based repair and conversion specialist worked on the seismic research …
Jul 13, 2020 / Curious
Milaha Expands With Acquisition Of New Floating Dock
Milaha, Qatar’s leading maritime transport and logistics conglomerate, is to expand its facilities with the acquisition of a new floating dock to support vessels repair and dry docking.The dock is set to arrive at the Mesaieed Shipyard in the coming …
Mar 9, 2020 / Vessels
RFA Tidespring Enters The Mersey After First Docking Period
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s (RFA) Tide class tanker RFA Tidespring is ready to play a crucial role in future navy operations following the recent completion of its first docking period at Cammell Laird.The 39,000 tonne tanker sailed from the …
Feb 12, 2020 / Naval
Philly Shipyard Begins Work on Dry Docking Contract for MARAD Ship
Philly Shipyard, Inc., the sole operating subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY), has commenced work on its first contract to perform modernization, repair and maintenance work on a government ship, the SS Antares. Caption: The SS Antares …
Aug 5, 2019 / Vessels