Harvey Gulf International Marine upgrading liquid mud tanks on five OSVs

US Gulf of Mexico-based offshore services company Harvey Gulf International Marine is modifying its fleet of five dual-fuel LNG/diesel-electric powered OSVs, with a key enhancement being the segregation of liquid mud tanks into six isolated,…

Ship Repair

18.03.2024

Ship Repair

The Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS St. Albans completes major Lifex project three months ahead of schedule

The UK’s defence industries contractor Babcock International has returned the Type 23 Duke-class frigate HMS St. Albans (F83) to the Royal Navy three months ahead of scheduled, after the vessels major Lifex project at its Devonport Frigate Refit…

Ship Repair

18.03.2024

Ship Repair

London-based LNG carrier operator Cool Co to retrofit hull air lubrication system to one in fleet

London-based LNG carrier operator Cool Co Ltd (CoolCo) is to retrofit one vessel in its fleet with a hull air lubrication system designed and supplied by Armada Technologies.

The unnamed vessel will be fitted with the hull air lubrication system…

Ship Repair

18.03.2024

Ship Repair

Great Lakes bulk carrier winter repair period coming to an end

US shipping companies are spending more than USD 120 million on their Great Lakes bulk carrier fleets winter refits. The US flag Laker fleets move more than 90 million tons of cargo annually – iron ore, stone, coal, grain, salt and sand.

This…