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Boosting shipyard efficiency: Pearlson to present at Ship Repair USA

At the upcoming Marine Log Ship Repair USA 2025 conference, taking place June 10–11 in New Orleans, Douglas Pearlson, founder of Miami-based Pearlson Shiplift Corp., will deliver a presentation focused on how modernizing drydocking and ship transfer systems can dramatically improve shipyard efficiency and safety.

Pearlson’s session will explore how shipyards can identify and act on opportunities to reduce operational risk and enhance productivity through infrastructure upgrades. He will...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/boosting-shipyard-efficiency-pearlson-to-present-at-ship-repair-usa/

P&O Cruises Ship To Receive Exciting Upgrades

Credit: alonso-reyes-unsplash
  • The planned upgrades to Pacific Encounter largely focus on adventurous options, including the two Twin Racer waterslides.
  • Pacific Encounter will depart Singapore after the completion of the dry dock on Saturday, February 25, 2023, on a one-way 14-night voyage to take her back to Brisbane.
  • While the thrill park additions are the biggest changes scheduled for this dry dock, the ship will also undoubtedly get generally refreshed with hotel enhancements 

New thrills...

https://mfame.guru/po-cruises-ship-to-receive-exciting-upgrades/

Golden Ray: Barge preparations continue

Modifications are made to barge to prepare it to receive section of Golden Ray wreck

Though the giant heavy lift ship VB 10000 has made its final cut through the hull of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray, the last two of the wreck’s original eight sections remain in St. Simons Sound, Ga., with responders making the preparations needed to get them on their way to recycling.

The latest update is that the response engineering team is continuing to refit a dry-dock barge at the Mayor’s Point Terminal in Brunswick, Ga., to receive section five of the Golden Ray wreck. Once the team...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/salvage/golden-ray-barge-preparations-continue/

Vessel Repair puts new drydock and transfer system into operation

Port Arthur, Texas, based Vessel Repair reported that its new 280′ drydock and a two-barge transfer system were put into service in July 2020. The first docking and transfer on to land was a 30,000-bbl. barge for Golding Barge Line. Golding was also the first customer to build a pushboat with Vessel Repair.

The drydock has been built as a direct result of a Marad small shipyard grant awarded in June 2019.

Built by West Gulf Shipyard in Galveston, Texas, the dock has features that include having...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/vessel-repair-puts-new-drydock-and-transfer-system-into-operation/

Bollinger Shipyards awarded contract for submarine drydock

Bollinger Shipyards LLC announced that it will build a state-of-the-art, floating drydock for General Dynamics Electric Boat to support the construction and maintenance of the U.S.’s new Columbia Class of ballistic missile submarines.

“Bollinger Shipyards is pleased to expand our current relationship with Electric Boat and to play a critical role in increasing the number of U.S. built drydocks to meet the expanding need to modernize and refurbish our nation’s aging fleet,” said Bollinger...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/bollinger-awarded-contract-for-submarine-drydock/

Austal USA completes purchase of World Marine shipyard

Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., recently completed the purchase of waterfront land, buildings, and an existing drydock along the Mobile River previously owned by World Marine of Alabama, an indirect subsidiary of Modern American Recycling and Repair Services of Alabama (M.A.R.R.S.). The purchase enhances the company’s new construction and service business lines.

“As we’ve consistently done over the course of our history, we’re adding capability to meet the growing demand from our customers” Austal USA...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/austal-usa-completes-purchase-of-world-marine-shipyard/

Resolve Marine recovers grounded vessel and hazardous cargo

Resolve Marine, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., successfully re-floated the grounded cargo vessel KAAMI completing response operations with her tow to a drydock in Loch Kishorn, Scotland.

Resolve salvage teams and equipment, mobilized from bases in Europe, Africa, and the U.S. Resolve Marine photo

What began in the early morning of March 23, 2020, with the grounding of the vessel carrying eight crew and 1,900 tons of SRF pellets evolved into a comprehensive response operation requiring patching of...

https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/resolve-marine-recovers-grounded-vessel-and-hazardous-cargo/

Bollinger Shipyards completes new drydock

Bollinger Quick Repair, LLC, a Bollinger Shipyards LLC company, has taken delivery of a new 3,400 ton drydock that was built at the company’s Amelia, La., shipyard.

The announcement was made by Bollinger president & CEO, Ben Bordelon, “We are very pleased to announce the delivery and availability of the drydock Mr. Eddie to our Bollinger Quick Repair (BQR) facility. I want to congratulate Mr. Eddie Barnes, an outstanding Bollinger employee of 47 Years!” Bordelon said. “We are proud for you to be...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/bollinger-shipyards-completes-new-drydock/

Nichols Brothers parent adds ship repair facility

Ice Cap Holdings LLC has expanded its shipyard portfolio to include a service and repair facility in Everett, Wash. Everett Ship Repair LLC (ESR) was established earlier this month by Ice Cap, the parent company of Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (Ice Floe LLC).

The expansion creates gives the company newbuild expertise with Nichols Brothers and repair and service capabilities at ESR.

Everett Ship Repair will focus on vessel repair, maintenance and conversion with key customers including...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/nichols-brothers-parent-adds-ship-repair-facility/

Tanker Fleet Could Lose Up To 10M dwt in Capacity Squeezing in for Eco Retrofits

According to a Riviera Maritime Media article, H2 2019 will see a rush of tankers squeezing in Eco retrofits before the IMO 2020 deadline.

Status of scrubbers 

The tanker fleet could lose up to 10M dwt in capacity in the later stages of 2019 from vessels entering drydock for Eco retrofits, according to one of the conclusions from Clarkson Research Services’ (CRS) Shipping Intelligence Weekly.

The latest publication looks at the status of scrubbers across the whole of the shipping fleet. 

It is now...

http://mfame.guru/tanker-fleet-could-lose-up-to-10m-dwt-in-capacity-squeezing-in-for-eco-retrofits/

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