‘Renaissance’ to be upgraded at Brest

Damen Shipyard Brest has won the contract to undertake a multi-million euro renovation project on board Compagnie Française de Croisières’ (CFC) recently acquired cruise ship ‘Renaissance’. Included in the work to be carried out on board are: - Complete sand blasting of the hull and [Read more...]

2022-10-13T17:49:41+00:00 October 13th, 2022|Refurbishment|

Trimline modernises ‘Europa’ suites

A Trimline team recently returned to the UK after upgrading 56 suites on board Hapag-Lloyd Cruises luxury cruise ship ‘Europa’ at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg. Work included the fitting of new flooring, fixed furniture, soft furnishings and light fittings, to give the [Read more...]

2022-09-28T19:42:24+00:00 September 28th, 2022|Refurbishment|

Crystal ships arrive at Trieste

Towards the end of last month, Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio, Co-Chairman of the A&K Travel Group, Cristina Levis, CEO of A&K Travel Group, and Fincantieri executives, welcomed the arrival of the recently acquired ‘Crystal Symphony’ and ‘Crystal Serenity’ to Trieste, Italy, where the ships are to [Read more...]

2022-08-12T17:19:04+00:00 August 12th, 2022|Refurbishment|

MarineShaft repairs New Zealand ropax

When the New Zealand operated ropax ‘Straitsman’ hit an unknown object while sailing between Wellington and Picton, an underwater inspection was necessary. This showed that the Strait Shipping operated vessel had sustained severe damage to the four alu-bronze CPP blades. As a result, ‘Straitsman’ had [Read more...]

2022-07-13T17:15:48+00:00 July 13th, 2022|Refurbishment|

MacGregor signs Color Line service agreement

Cargotec subsidiary, MacGregor, has signed a five-year service agreement with Norwegian ferry operator Color Line. This agreement is an extension to previous contracts between MacGregor and Color Line but now includes all vessels in the fleet together with the company’s Norwegian and Danish terminals. This [Read more...]

2022-07-13T17:12:24+00:00 July 13th, 2022|Refurbishment|

Damen upgrades ‘Azamara Onward’

Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has redelivered the fourth Azamara cruise ship, following an extensive refit. Benefiting from equipment overhaul and conversion to cleaner fuel, ‘Azamara Onward’ sailed for Monte Carlo for her naming ceremony on 2nd May. The 180 m long passenger vessel arrived at the [Read more...]

2022-06-13T20:12:31+00:00 June 13th, 2022|Refurbishment|