Contents | 1ST QUARTER 2011
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5 Editorial comment Cruise repair broadens its horizon
6-16 News 6-12 News 14-16 Equipment news
18-54 Features
Feature 1 Cruise ship repair and refits 18 Grand Bahama consolidates strong cruise market position
18-19 Sembawang ties up Carnival group business
20 UK outfitters carry on the good work
20-21 Pallmantur pair put Gibdock to the test 22 Lloyd Werft picks up cruise contacts 22 Competition steps up in the central Mediterranean
23 Fincantieri targets refurbishment work
Feature 2 LNG and LPG carriers 24 Singapore draws in more LNG business 26 New Middle East yards target gas carrier section
27-28 Record year for Navantia 28 More LNG carriers for Harris Pye
Feature 3 North America 30 Vigor Industrial to acquire Todd Shipyards
32 Detyens gets a productivity boost 34 Steady as she goes for Victoria Shipyards
34-35 San Francisco dock repairs Carnival Splendor
35 Signal upgrades drillship 35 Grimaldi docks at Brooklyn yard
Feature 4 Paints and coatings 36-37 Anti-fouling range upgraded by International Paint
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37-38 Tailoring coating for FPSO conversions 38 Showing off underwater hull coating success
40 Hempel gears up for extended dry-dock intervals
41 Increased demand for APC coatings in tanker refurbishment projects
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