Regional hostilities are likely to have significant implications for Gulf and other Middle East repair yards as shipowners continue to steer clear of the region. Joint military strikes by the US and Israel against Iranian targets in recent days have…

The City and Borough of Wrangell in Alaska and JAG Marine Group have advanced plans to develop a large-vessel shipyard through an expanded public-private partnership at Wrangell’s deep-water port. The parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding on…

Drewry Maritime Advisors expects rapid growth in retrofit activity as tightening environmental regulations and decarbonisation targets reshape global shipyard investment, according to analysts reviewing trends across newbuilding and shiprepair…

Damen Shiprepair Curaçao has introduced a revised management and commercial structure aimed at strengthening its position as a regional shiprepair hub serving Caribbean, Central and South American vessel traffic. The yard said the new leadership team…

Astilleros Guadalquivir in Seville (Spain) is carrying out simultaneous repair projects on several commercial vessels at different stages of maintenance and upgrade works. The Netherlands-flagged 6175-dwt Iver Beauty, a bitumen tanker operated by…

The UK-flagged ferry Glen Sannox, out of service for over three months for repairs at Cammell Laird in Merseyside, was delayed further last week after a damaged bearing was discovered in the anchor system. Its return to service will now be pushed…

Patna authorities are progressing a plan to build a dedicated ship repair centre on the banks of the Ganges. The INR 3 billion project, about EUR 33 million, is under initial development on diara land east of the Digha–Sonepur Bridge and will support…

A delegation led by Admiral Stephen Koehler, commander of the United States Pacific Fleet, visited Colombo Dockyard PLC on February 20th, 2026 to discuss potential maintenance collaboration in the Indian Ocean region. The delegation met senior…