Interest in Interceptors Extended in North-East

01 Mar 2007

Safehaven Marine has launched a new Interceptor 42 Workboat version for operator Wave Crookes of Scarborough on the UK’s east coast.    

Build Underway for New Orkneys Ferry

01 Mar 2007

FBMA Marine Inc, the Aboitiz Corp owned shipbuilders based in Cebu, Philippines signed a contract last month with Pentland Ferriesto supply a 70m catamaran ferry for operation from Scotland to the Orkney Isles.  

New Composites Group Targets Marine

01 Mar 2007

A new international player in advanced composite components has been created in the UK and is targeting the marine sector.  

Fusion Forges Boatbuild Bond

01 Mar 2007

Plexus, a division of Northants UK based ITW Performance Polymers Europe, has been promoting the benefits and savings that major transportation, marine, automotive and engineered construction manufacturers are achieving by using the company’s latest high performance range of methacrylate adhesives to bond many dissimilar materials.  

‘Guardian’ Maintains Lawn Order in Bermuda

01 Mar 2007

The sister ship to the recently delivered six New South Wales Water Police boats officially entered service on December 4 with the Bermuda Water Police. 

Corrosion Protection for Airbus Ro-Ros

01 Mar 2007

Two new ro-ro vessels which are being built at the Singapore Technologies Marine (STM) shipyard will be used to carry oversize A380 Airbus sections made at manufacturing sites in Germany, United Kingdom, Spain and France to a special port facility near Bordeaux.  

AES 2007: The Vision Redrawn

01 Mar 2007

A Call for Papers has been published for AES 2007, a milestone event marketing its 10^th anniversary. With the theme ‘A Vision Redrawn’ it is aimed at recording the experience, recognising the ambition and refining the balance of the development of the All-Electric Ship.  

CAD Tools: Not Just For the Big Fish

01 Mar 2007

 The benefits of using CAD software for designing vessels are not limited to the engineers of ocean going ships.  

Innovative ATP Will Go North to Alaska

01 Mar 2007

One of the more interesting American tug deliveries of 2007 will be an innovative ATB currently being built to a Frank Basile/Entech design for Brice Construction of Alaska. The 84ft by 36ft tug will be coupled to a 284ft by 54ft barge using an Articouple system from Taisei Engineering of Japan.  

IHC Holland Merwede Boosts Capacity Again

01 Mar 2007

The busy IHC Holland Merwede Group has joined as a majority share holder in a new company to be established jointly with Van Sluisveld Beheer which will further boost its shipbuilding throughput.   

Mustang Rounds Up Chinese Breakthrough

01 Mar 2007

One of the highlights of Seawork 2006 was ‘Skomer’, the new 19m pilot boat for Milford Haven Port Authority built by Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd. 

‘Wilkit’ Bolsters William’s Fleet

01 Mar 2007

Hampshire UK based Smith’s Tugs have handed over their newbuild 15m multi-role vessel to purchasers Williams Shipping Marine Ltd.