6 maritime news articles about Drydocking
The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) reports that, in a return to the region where it was originally constructed more than four decades ago, the USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009) is scheduled to return to Massachusetts in late spring for a planned drydocking and maintena
Putin Has Lost a Kilo! What's Going on With Shipping? Sept 15, 2023 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses the unfolding situation on the Black Sea with the Ukrainian seizure of oil rigs…
Petrel Rolls Over What's Going on With Shipping? March 22, 2023 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses the rolling over of the R/V Petrel, formerly owned by Peter Allen and responsible for some of the greatest underwater disco
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Dry Docking a Ship is an integral part of ship operation as maintenance and repairs of those parts which cannot be accessed when the ship is in water can only be done in dry docks. The dry-docking process refers to when a vessel is taken to the service yard and brought to dry land so that submerged portions of the hul
Guam drydock, “Machinist”, successfully refloated gCaptain Total Views: 307 March 25, 2011 RESOLVE Marine Group has successfully raised and refloated the “Machinist” drydock at Guam Shipyard in Apra Harbor, Guam. The 825 ft drydock sank on January 2, 2011 during a rough weather event.