Ship Repair
11.11.2024
Ship Repair

Hydrex mobdock method used for on-site stern tube seal replacement

Hydrex has conducted stern tube seal replacements on one 294m tanker in Cartagena, and one 195m RoRo ship in Burnie, Tasmania, using the ‘mobdock’ method introduced in 2002.

The Mobdock consists of a sealed, half-torus shaped underwater structure…

Ship Repair
11.11.2024
Ship Repair

ECOsubsea new drone drastically improves hull cleaning time

ECOsubsea has successfully cleaned a Capesize vessel of 18m draught in four hours, using a drastically more efficient model of remotely operated vehicle (ROV), which the company claims beats out divers by ten times. The company has launched a new…

Ship Repair
04.11.2024
Ship Repair

MAN books more methanol engines

MAN Energy Solutions reports that its methanol engine order book has grown to 95 and that a pioneering methanol engine retrofit, a G95ME-C10.5 type, is currently undergoing sea trials in China.

Ship Repair
04.11.2024
Ship Repair

Gibdock signs air lubrication MoU

Gibdock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Armada Technologies to retrofit its passive air lubrication system (PALS). Designed to reduce hull friction and improve the emissions profile of vessels, Armada Technology’s PALS skips the use of air compressors in favour of small boost pumps to generate the bubble lubrication, allowing it to use less energy and provide higher fuel savings.

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