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.
BAE Systems Ship Repair Begins Making Submarine Components
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Interview: Lane Richards, Everett Ship Repair
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Floating Dock Set to Position Takoradi as Ship Repair Hub
Specialist provider of offshore support services, Interocean Marine Services is supporting…
Alabama Shipyard to Repair USACE's Largest Hopper Dredge Wheeler
Mobile, Ala. ship repair yard Alabama Shipyard has been awarded a contract to repair the U.S.
Titan Taps Francesco Valente to Succeed Jim Marcotuli as CEO
Titan, a ship repair and fabrication company with yards on the U.S. West and East Coasts…
Damen Buys Ship Repair Robots for Yard in Dunkirk
AMBPR, a SERCEL company, announced that it has signed a contract with Damen Shiprepair…
Ship Repair That is Transparent, On Time & On Budget
EDR Antwerp Shipyard has undergone a complete rebrand, but the transformation is…
ASRY Lays First Keel in Bapco Refining’s Barges Project
The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) has launched the first phase…
ASRY Appoints Ahmed AlAbri as CEO
The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) announced that Dr. Ahmed AlAbri…
BLRT's Tallinn Shipyard Commissions New Floating Dry Dock
On August 8, BLRT Repair Yards' Tallinn Shipyard in Estonia on Thursday commissioned…
South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Cleared to Perform Ship Repair for the US Navy
South Korean shipbuilding group Hanwha Ocean on Tuesday announced it has been certified…
Everett Ship Repair Awarded Navy Maintenance Work
Everett, Wash. repair yard Everett Ship Repair has been awarded a contract worth…
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