A demand for maintenance and repair on a string of special vessels, mainly research ships, kept prominent small German shipyards busy as the old year waned and in some cases into this new year. Rickmers Lloyd, Motorenwerke Bremerhaven, Lindenau and Peters all reported research ship work, most of it on vessels in Germany's extensive fleet of research ships and much of it seasonal overhaul and repair following recent long research ship voyages.
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