The west coast of Africa is not exactly over-subscribed with quality shiprepair yards to handle the vast array of vessel types that operate in this area year-round. These vessels include large and small fishing vessels from the various West African…

The new German owners of the former South African (SA) Government-owned polar research vessel, tuned training ship, S.A. Agulhas, Hamburg-based J*S Maritime Partners, is to spend USD 55 million on converting the 46-year old vessel into a ship that…

Leading Turkish shipbuilder and repairer Sefine Shipyard, located in Yalova, had a very busy start to February with a total of eight tankers undergoing repair on February 7th. The vessels were as follows:

Kolin 9 – 7,119dwt 2008-built product…

The Republic of Ireland’s Irish Naval Service (INS) has signed a five-year optimised maintenance agreement with Wärtsilä for its fleet of four 90m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) – LÉ Samuel Beckett (P61), LÉ James Joyce (P62), LÉ William B Yeats…