Ship Repair & Maintenance
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China: ship repair's hotspot
25th Mar 2026
Hanwha says 'verification of effectiveness' is paramount in ship repairs (image: IikaJzuchiN)
Global ship repair work spiked 7% in the first nine months of 2025 following a surge in aging ships along with installations of energy saving devices.
According to data released by Clarksons Research last year, following surges in vessel building in the first 10 years of this century, vessels are now approaching their third, fourth or fifth surveys and that, along with the race to install
