29 Damen Shiprepair completes dry dockings for Holland America Line, TUI Cruises and Ponant Damen Shiprepair has completed cruise vessel maintenance projects across its yards in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Brest, France. The team in Rotterdam serviced two major cruise ships simultaneously. Holland America Line’s MS Rotterdam underwent a five-year survey, thruster maintenance and hull repainting in the 405 by 90-metre drydock in Botlek, while TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 3 entered the Schiedam dock for steel renewal on its bow, along with painting and thruster work. Both ships are now prepared for the summer sailing season. Meanwhile, Damen’s yard in Brest, France, took on a more specialised assignment: a five-year survey and maintenance project for Ponant’s polar expedition vessel Le Commandant Charcot, which features a Polar Class 2 hull capable of breaking ice up to 2.5 metres thick. The work included hull treatment, servicing of safety and expedition systems, and an overhaul of the ship’s propulsion – with particular focus on its azipod thrusters, ice-strengthened propellers, LNG propulsion and stabilisers. The ship has since departed for its summer Arctic and North Pole voyages. Welbilt’s new Convotherm Mini Pro oven to debut at SMM Hamburg Welbilt Marine continues to expand its marine offering with several exciting developments for 2026. Visitors to the SMM Hamburg expo in September will be able to see the new Convotherm Mini Pro from Welbilt Marine, one of several additions to the food and beverage equipment provider’s marine offering for 2026. The compact combi oven has been designed to deliver maximum cooking flexibility in space-constrained marine environments. The company has also recently introduced Mixologiq to its portfolio, bringing automated cocktail production to cruise operators looking to improve consistency, speed of service and operational efficiency. Welbilt Marine recently completed a major fleet-wide beverage equipment rollout for a leading global cruise operator, supplying Egro, Rancilio and Perfect Moose solutions to enhance onboard coffee service across every vessel. It is also strengthening its beverage offering following the Ali Group (Welbilt Marine’s parent company) acquisition of Bunn Commercial, which is best known for its BUNN range of coffee machines. MARKETWATCH
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