Welcome to the new Ship Repair section, incorporated into shipandoffshore.net

In addition to the Ship and Offshore Repair Journal, the Ship Repair Newsletter is now also part of the Schiff&Hafen and Ship&Offshore family of the DVV Media Group in Hamburg. On this part of our website you will now find the latest news from the repair, conversion and retrofitting business.

Every Monday, you will find the most important news conveniently in your inbox.

Beyond that, more in-depth and technical background information can be found in the continuation of the Ship and Offshore Repair Journal which is being published alongside Ship&Offshore every second month.

Ship Repair News

Ship Repair
13.10.2025
Ship Repair

LR issues updated guidance to support safe fuel cell integration on board ships

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released updated Guidance Notes on the Installation of Fuel Cells on Ships (July 2025 edition), offering shipbuilders and shipowners a clear framework for the safe integration of fuel cell systems on both newbuilds and…

Ship Repair
13.10.2025
Ship Repair

Lincoln Electric expands 3D printing for US Navy submarine programmes

Lincoln Electric - a longstanding supplier to US Navy shipbuilding - is scaling up its metal additive manufacturing operations under a new partnership with Electric Boat, the builder of Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines.

Sponsored by the…

Ship Repair
13.10.2025
Ship Repair

HJ Lubricators launches SIP+ valve, cutting retrofit time by over a third

HJ Lubricators has unveiled SIP+, the latest evolution of its patented Swirl Injection Principle (SIP) valve for two-stroke marine engines, designed to reduce retrofit downtime and fuel-oil consumption.

The new SIP+ valve eliminates the need for…

Ship Repair
13.10.2025
Ship Repair

Trump sidesteps US yards for foreign-built Arctic Security Cutters

President Donald Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum authorising the foreign construction of up to four Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) to address urgent national security needs in the Arctic.

Under the Memorandum, the US will collaborate with…

Ship Repair
13.10.2025
Ship Repair

Fatal listing incident at Tuzla Shipyard

A tragic accident occurred at a shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, when the St. Kitts & Nevis-flagged MV Elmes listed heavily to port during maintenance, throwing one Ukrainian employee overboard and injuring four more.

Built in 1997 by P+S Werften…

Ship Repair
13.10.2025
Ship Repair

P&O Cruises’ flagship Iona enters drydock, two sailings cancelled

P&O Cruises has confirmed that its flagship vessel Iona has entered drydock for her first scheduled maintenance period, resulting in the cancellation of two voyages this month.

Originally slated for March 2025, the docking was brought forward to…

Ship Repair
06.10.2025
Ship Repair

Retrofits key to compliant, efficient fleet, says WinGD

With tightening emissions regulations and rising fuel costs, retrofitting existing ships is emerging as a practical path to compliance and competitiveness.

“The path to net zero runs through the ships already in service,” said WinGD’s head of…

Ship Repair
06.10.2025
Ship Repair

Mærsk to retrofit 200 chartered vessels by 2027

AP Moller-Mærsk has launched a large-scale retrofit programme covering around 200 time-chartered container vessels operated with 50 shipowners. The scheme involves 1,500 completed upgrade projects and a further 1,000 due by 2027, with investment…

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