First collaboration for Sydney City Marine and Damen

First collaboration for Sydney City Marine and Damen

Sydney City Marine has completed its first maintenance docking of a Damen vessel since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Damen Shipyards Group last year. The works signify the successful cooperation between Damen Services in the Netherlands, the...
LISNAVE report positive performance for 2016

LISNAVE report positive performance for 2016

LISNAVE achieved good positive results although 2016 was a difficult year for the shiprepair activity – strongly affected by the crisis in the maritime transportation sector, which suffered a sharp reduction in freight rates as a consequence of the increase of...
Guest editorial: Smarter Lashing Decisions

Guest editorial: Smarter Lashing Decisions

By Matt Tremblay, ABS VP of Containerships The current shipping market is driving owners and operators to look for every opportunity to build in savings and find new operational efficiencies. Looking for ways to cut costs and improve performance is not a new concept...
Guest Editorial: long-life servicing

Guest Editorial: long-life servicing

by Rene Bertelson, Global Sales Manager, Wartsila Seals & Bearings Alignment & Other Services Today, the marine market is moving rapidly towards a long-life service model familiar from the car industry. Instead of going ‘quarterly’ to the workshop, the car...