Ship Repair
25.03.2024
Ship Repair

Cruise ship Margaritaville at Sea Islander drydocks in Belfast

After remaining alongside at Belfast’s Harland & Wolff Shipyard since arriving in January from her extended lay-up period in Europe, to undergo a major conversion for her new US-based owners, the cruise ship Margaritaville at Sea Islander entered the…

Ship Repair
25.03.2024
Ship Repair

China’s Chengxi Shipyard wins three-ship Odfjell chemical tanker repair deal

Bergen-based chemical tanker giant Odfjell has awarded a three-ship drydocking and repair contract to China’s Chengxi Shipyard. The vessels in question are the 46,098dwt Bow Elm, the 49,622dwt Bow Trident and the 49,622dwt Bow Trajectory.

A major…

Ship Repair
25.03.2024
Ship Repair

Former AIDAvista arrives in China for drydocking and major conversion into Chinese cruise ship Blue Dream Melody

After lying alongside in lay-up in the Estonian port of Tallinn for more than two years, the former AIDA Cruises-owned AIDAvista has arrived in China under the name of Avitak. The conversion project will be carried out at the Zhoushan Cosco Shipyard…

Ship Repair
25.03.2024
Ship Repair

Canada’s Seaspan Ferries upgrades two freight RoRos to reduce its carbon footprint

West Coast Canadian ferry operator Seaspan Ferries Corp (SFC) has recently upgraded two of its four double-ender RoRo gas/electric ferries, together with partners which include Wärtsilä, to significantly reduce its carbon footprint.

The vessels in…