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UK Docks are exhibiting at the Seawork International Exhibition on Tuesday 22nd May to Thursday 24th May 2012. The Seawork International Exhibition takes place in the Canary Islands Fruit Terminal, 103-104 Herbert Walker Avenue, ABP Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 1HJ, United Kingdom. Come and see us at stand number A105. For further information, including directions, please [...]

Since re-branding Tyne Slipway & Engineering Co. to UK Docks Marine Services (which groups together all subsidiary companies within the group) and the massive investment into the site overall, the value of contracts generated and dry dock usage are at an all time high. The upgrade of all its services within the Wear Dock site [...]

UK Docks now carries out the painting and blasting operations using in house experienced personnel in order to provide a more consistent high quality painting service to our customers. It is recognised that with changing personnel through using sub-contractors the quality of this service can differ and as this operation is one of the most [...]

Here is an update as of December 2011: Expanded operations at TSL Marine Services TSL Marine Services have expanded their operation in the Gosport facility to encompass increased joinery services and have completed the first non-marine contract this week. Whilst they previously carried out outfitting work on vessels some work required to be sub-contracted due [...]

UK Docks beat off stiff competition to win the conversion of the MV Putford Achiever which has now been converted to the MV Seacor Achiever. Conversion from the MV Putford Achiever The vessel sailed from South Africa to UK Docks, Wear Dock Facility to undergo the £1.5m conversion transforming her from an Anchor Handling Tug/Supply [...]

I would just like to say that the resent docking of ship Douwent in my home town of Sunderland was by far the best dry-docking of a dry-cargo ship I have seen and experienced in the ten years I have worked for Campbell Maritime Ltd, Pritchard Gordon Tankers. From the first email that I received [...]

TSL Marine Services were contracted by Emu Limited to make interior modifications, engineering maintenance and a full paint job. The vessel had a four week window in which to complete works and get back out on the water for her next surveying job and TSL Marine Sevices managed to complete the tasks on time. After [...]