Royal Caribbean Group has presented plans to develop a large shiprepair facility on Panama’s Pacific coast, with government officials expressing support for a project that could strengthen the country’s role as a regional maritime hub. The proposal,…

Damen Shiprepair Curaçao and CDM Holding have selected Liebherr as preferred supplier for new rail-mounted tower cranes as part of a wider yard infrastructure modernisation programme valued at USD 23 million (EUR 21.16 million). The project will…

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured a maintenance, repair and overhaul contract for the US-flagged dry cargo vessel USNS Alan Shepard, highlighting growing cooperation between the US Navy and allied shipyards in the Indo-Pacific.…

Seaspan has introduced a remote-controlled ultra-high pressure cleaning system designed to improve hull preparation efficiency and operator safety at its shiprepair facilities in Canada. The new system, named Dockboy, will be deployed across…

The Port of San Francisco expects it may take until 2027 to begin demolition and removal of its damaged floating drydock No. 2, which was severely affected by storm conditions in November and now requires continuous pumping to remain afloat. The…

Metalock Brasil has completed a class-approved cold structural repair on the upper deck of a cargo oil tank aboard an FPSO operating in Brazil’s Campos Basin, using Sandwich Plate System (SPS) technology to restore structural integrity without hot…

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…