Dredger bearing as good as new after ten years

Dredger bearing as good as new after ten years

After ten years and more than 100,000 operating hours dredging up silt, sand, rocks and stones in some of the toughest marine environments imaginable, the Thordon Composite bearing installed on the Al Mirfa’s dredge cutter head shaft has emerged unscathed. In drydock...
A&P GROUP appoint HSEQ Manager

A&P GROUP appoint HSEQ Manager

Global ship repair, conversion and marine specialist A&P Group has appointed its first Group HSEQ Manager. Kevin Peart is promoted from his role as Quality Manager at A&P Group’s Falmouth facility and now assumes responsibility for Health, Safety,...
A BWT retrofit case study

A BWT retrofit case study

Regent’s Seven Seas Voyager, launched in 2003, entered the shipyard in Marseille for a full system update in October 2016. While drydocked, the vessel was equipped with new, state-of-the-art wastewaster treatment systems from Evac. The Evac MBR (membrane bioreactor)...
Damen reorganisation at three yards

Damen reorganisation at three yards

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) has announced a reorganisation at three Dutch yards within its group. Staff members of Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR), Damen Shiprepair Van Brink (DSVB) and Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSVl) were informed that the overall...