Refurbishment

Engineering concern Balaena, has marked its first anniversary as owner of Gibdock dockyard in Gibraltar by renewing its commitment to growth. Since assuming ownership of Gibdock, which refurbishes ropaxes and ro-ros, as well as small cruise ships, Balaena [Read more...]

P&O Cruises is to upgrade guest areas on its adults only ships, ‘Arcadia’ and ‘Aurora’. The refurbishments, which are due to be completed by May 2023, will include new balcony furniture, new chairs in cabins, as well as [Read more...]

Earlier this month, A&P Falmouth completed a multi-million-pound work programme on the largest passenger ship to visit the facility for more than 60 years. This was Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ flagship ‘Bolette’, which can carry up to 1,338 [Read more...]

In February, ALMACO completed a catering modernisation project on board Holland America Line’s (HAL) ‘Westerdam’. In January, ‘Westerdam’ sailed from Sydney, Australia, to Singapore for drydocking. ALMACO was awarded the turnkey contract to modernise some galley areas during [Read more...]

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: - [Read more...]

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 [Read more...]

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 [Read more...]

Northern Ireland-based cruise ship outfitter, MJM Marine, has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by Marella Cruises. The contract calls for significant refurbishment work to be undertaken on ‘Marella Discovery’. The vessel will undergo the outfitting of its [Read more...]

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 [Read more...]

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 [Read more...]