Dry Dock Quarterly Newsletter

** Dry Dock Quarterly Newsletter
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October 2025 Edition
 
Bringing you real news and analysis from the dry dock world.
 
 
** 🔧 Plan Ahead: Book On-Site Training for 2026
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We’re currently building our 2026 training calendar — and now is the time to reserve an on-site, customized training session for your facility.
 
 
** Why governments and shipyards all over the world trust this course:
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* ✅ Accredited by SNAME and RINA
* Provides a practical, engineering-based approach to dry dock operations
* Led by instructors with decades of dry dock operational experience
* Benefits both new and experienced dry dock personnel
* Flexible scheduling and cancellation options
 
To learn more, contact Luke at:
 
📩 [email protected] () 📞 +1-858-829-6399
 
 
** 🗓️ Dry Dock Training Course
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📍 Visit www.drydocktraining.com for full course details — including the outline, past attendee lists, and testimonials.
 
 
** 🔍 Spotlight: IDAC West — Control Systems for Floating Dry Docks
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IDAC West has provided dry dock control systems since 1999 for the Floating Dry Dock industry. Their systems are built for safety, efficiency, and ease of use by the operator. These systems include integrated and stand-alone modules for:
* Deflection Monitoring
* Enhanced Manual Control
* Attitude and System Monitoring
* Automatic Evolution Control
* Data Trending
* Historical and Event Data Logging
* Remote Data Monitoring
 
 
✅ Deployed on dry docks certified by ABS, Lloyds Register, Bureau Veritas, and NAVSEA
✅ U.S. government standard
 
Interested in working with IDAC West? Contact Dave Smith: 📧[email protected] () , or visit them on their website at 🌐 www.idacwest.com
 
 
** 📰 Industry News
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🔹 The Navy awarded $377M to continue seismic retrofits at PSNS Dry Dock 4
🔹 Colonna’s Shipyard is adding a fourth dry dock to expand capacity in Norfolk
🔹 $8.75M in federal MARAD grants were awarded to upgrade smaller U.S. yards
 
Across public and private sectors, investment in dry dock infrastructure is accelerating — signaling a shift toward modernization, capacity expansion, and long-overdue upgrades.
 
💡 Industry Insight
 
Did you know?
The average dry dock operating in the U.S. was built before 1945. What’s more, many of these docks still operate without digital control systems, automated ballasting, or even basic load monitoring.
 
Dry docks that haven’t modernized are losing money with every job — and putting their people at risk.
 
 
** 🛠️ Professional Dry Dock Services
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DM Consulting provides international expertise in dry dock operations, safety, and engineering:
* Floating Dry Dock Acquisitions
* Dry Dock Operations Assessments & Manuals
* Safe Docking & Undocking Calculations
* Launching Support & Engineering
* Dry Dock Project Management
* Owner-Side Docking Support
* Facility Certifications & MIL-STD 1625 Compliance
* Expert Witness & Testimony Services
 
Need help with a project? Contact [email protected] () 📞 +1-858-829-6399
 
 
** 📣 Dry Dock Community Bulletin Board
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Want to post in the next issue?
🗓️ Deadline: 15 December 2025
 
 
** ⚠️ Marine Safety Resource
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U.S. Government reports on marine accidents:
🔗 ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports (https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/Reports.aspx)