As announced recently at the Superyacht Forum in Amsterdam, the MB92 Group has been chosen to form part of Feadship’s new Services Network. Alongside Amico & Co, Monaco Marine and Rybovich, the MB92 Group will be exclusive providers of Feadship-approved and certified maintenance, repair and warranty work in Barcelona for new and existing Feadship customers.
MB92 has enjoyed a long-standing and close working relationship with Feadship throughout their history with a wide range of successful...
Shiprepair
Wärtsilä Seals & Bearings – keeping you in operation
Approximately 90% of the world’s trade is transported by international shipping, making vessel maintenance of utmost importance to the global economy. Yet despite advancements in marine technology and effective safety measures, groundings, collisions and major breakdowns still happen. In such situations, Wärtsilä Seals & Bearings can recover your vessel and get you back on the water.
Frequently ships are withdrawn from operation owing to a grounding, collision or major breakdown with three to...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/15/wartsila-seals-bearings-keeping-you-in-operation/
HullWiper network expands into Gibraltar with SCAMP
Arrival of the SCAMP Workboat Palencia II at the Gibraltar Berth after attending to a full cleaning of a 285m commercial vessel.
Gibraltar, 12 November 2018– HullWiper Ltd, in partnership with global provider of ship fuel conservation and underwater services SCAMP, is now offering an affordable, safe and eco-friendly hull cleaning solution for vessels transiting the Strait of Gibraltar.
The agreement marks the latest expansion under HullWiper’s global leasing programme, introduced in 2017, to...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/12/hullwiper-network-expands-into-gibraltar-with-scamp/
Wärtsilä strengthens its position by acquiring Spanish Burriel Navarro
Burriel Navarro
Wärtsilä strengthens its position as a global operator in the underwater services market by acquiring Spanish Burriel Navarro
Wärtsilä Corporation, 31 October 2018 at 4.30 pm EET – The technology group Wärtsilä has acquired Burriel Navarro, S.L, a company operating in underwater services in the main ports of Spain. The acquisition supports the growth of Wärtsilä’s underwater services and expands the company’s local presence in the European market. Burriel Navarro will be part of...
SMS completes major fast ferry refit in Cherbourg
The Normandie Express
Southampton-headquartered ship repairer and marine engineering services provider SMS has completed its second major high speed craft refit in France.
SMS has undocked Brittany Ferries’ Normandie Express in Cherbourg on the Ports of Normandy Authority’s (PNA) ship lift.
Over a three-week period, SMS undertook the docking on the Rolls-Royce syncrolift in the Port of Cherbourg.
The lift is 90m x 32m and offers a 3000T lift capacity.
Located just 75 miles from the Solent, it’s...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/15/sms-completes-major-fast-ferry-refit-in-cherbourg/
Marseille superyacht repair facility
THE PORT OF MARSEILLE FOS AND MONACO MARINE SEAL THEIR PARTNERSHIP TO CREATE A MEGA YACHT MAINTENANCE AND REFIT CENTRE IN MARSEILLE
- On Thursday 20 September 2018, the Port of Marseille Fos and Monaco Marine Marseille officially signed their partnership to create a mega yacht maintenance and refit centre in the Mirabeau harbour sector of the Port of Marseille Fos.
- For a period of 50 years the Port has granted an area of 55,000m2 dedicated to marine pleasure craft repair to the company Monaco...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/28/marseille-superyacht-repair-facility/