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Freire Shipyard inks newbuilding contract with Briggs Marine for the construction of a new Maintenance Support Vessel
Freire Shipyard, has secured a contract from the leading UK marine contractor Briggs Marine for the design and construction of a new Maintenance Support Vessel. This modern and efficient vessel is optimally configured to support Briggs’ ongoing …
Mar 11, 2023 / Vessels
Boskalis Westminster awarded contract by Port of Aberdeen to conduct emergency maintenance dredging works in the River Dee
Port of Aberdeen has contracted Boskalis Westminster to conduct emergency maintenance dredging works in the River Dee. Flooding in November 2022 caused significant material to accumulate in the west of the river resulting in the minimum water depths …
Feb 9, 2023 / Curious
Babcock Awarded 10-Year Contract for HMS Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers Dockings
Babcock, the international defence, aerospace and security company has been awarded a 10-year contract to provide dry-dock maintenance for the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers.The new £30m contract follows a previous …
May 16, 2022 / Naval
Port Authority enters into maintenance contract with Shipyard Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam Authority signed an agreement with Shipyard Rotterdam B.V. on Mar 31 regarding the maintenance of the Port Authority’s complete fleet. The contracted activities will be executed at the Port Authority’s facility at Eemhavenweg 14 …
Apr 5, 2021 / Vessels
Wärtsilä agreements will deliver optimised maintenance and support operational reliability for Minerva Gas LNG Carriers
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed long-term Optimised Maintenance agreements covering five LNG Carrier vessels owned and operated by Greece-based Minerva Gas Inc. The advanced support package embodied in these agreements is designed to ensure …
Apr 1, 2021 / Vessels
Wightlink carries out essential maintenance at Fishbourne
Wightlink will be carrying out essential maintenance work at its berth at Fishbourne port from Monday 29 March to Friday 14 May 2021.Aging fenders will be replaced with new ones in four weeks of overnight work, scheduled to take place when tides …
Mar 23, 2021 / Curious
Wärtsilä and Siem Offshore sign a 5-year Optimised Maintenance agreement to reduce carbon footprint with predictive maintenance
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Wärtsilä Optimised Maintenance Agreement covering two offshore Well Intervention Vessels owned by Norway based Siem Offshore. The 5-year agreement will ensure the optimal maintenance required to reduce the …
Feb 11, 2021 / Curious
A first in Flanders: Maintenance dredging work on the Scheldt powered by LNG
DEME's dual fuel trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Scheldt River’ is currently carrying out maintenance dredging work on the Scheldt and during this work, the vessel is operating on LNG. In another milestone, last week ‘Scheldt River’ became …
Jan 22, 2021 / Vessels
Port of Mackay maintenance dredging completed
Maintenance dredging at the Port of Mackay has been successfully completed on schedule.NQBP Chief Executive Officer Nicolas Fertin said the specialist dredging vessel TSHD Brisbane would depart the port today after commencing dredging operations …
Dec 26, 2020 / Curious
SGS to provide underwater hull maintenance and repair services for Hafnia fleet
Subsea Global Solutions (SGS) announced on Thursday (Nov19) that it has entered into a new agreement with Hafnia Pools Pte. Ltd., one of the world’s leading product tanker operators and a member of BW Group, to provide underwater hull maintenance and …
Nov 23, 2020 / Curious