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Ship Repair

Goes Digital

Earlier this year Newport Shipping

Walz & Krenzer, Inc. specializes in the design and supply of custom watertight unveiled what it is calls a “? rst of kind, closures, doors, sideports and hatches. Whether your requirements call for manual innovative online portal” that was de- or power operation, high pressure loading, or other special design considerations, signed to ease the complexities of ship

WK offers competitive prices, unparalleled experience, fast and thorough drawing repair and retro? t works by leveraging submittals, and on-time delivery. We can help solve the most complicated problems!

the power of digitalization.

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As presented the NMS platform en- ables shipowners and ? eet operators to

Please visit us at ZZZZNGRRUVFRP obtain instant quotes for routine main- tenance works, have real-time visibility of shipyard availability and get priority access to dry dock slots, all at the click of a mouse. Subscribers to the NMS platform will have access to instant quotations for a wide range of routine maintenance and repair works, as well as the ability to book slots at a shipyard of their choice with a real-time view on the yard’s current availability. The plat- form will also provide access to a full set of bespoke solutions in repair, retro? t and conversions with a low carbon focus from a list of trusted Newport Shipping supplier partners. The introduction of this digital tool also stands to support the industry with its Environmental,

Social and Governance (ESG) mandate.

Audit trails, data points, real-time infor-

Newport Maritime Services mation and the transparency that comes with further digitalization is designed to serve to help the ship repair and conver- sion sector clearly communicate.

MAG DRILLS & ANNULAR CUTTERS

Newport Maritime Services (NMS) is

From small lightweight low profile mag drills to large an online quotation and booking plat- multi-speed models and a wide range of annular form for the ship repair, conversion and cutters, Hougen has the power, performance & retro? t markets. NMS cooperates with a solutions for your holemaking needs.needs.

network of 12 shipyards with 28 docks capable of handling all vessel types and sizes with approximately 2100 dockings annually across the Atlantic and Paci? c trading zones through its parent com- pany Newport Shipping newportmaritimeservices.com 8004267818SERVICE 800-426-7818 SERVICE • INTEGRITY • RELIABILITY HOUGEN.COM www.marinelink.com 53

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