Marine Construction News – Page 100
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NewsICEE cuts holes through seashore pebbles with a powerful waterjet to aid flood protection scheme
Using a powerful 0.8mm diameter abrasive waterjet operating at 90,000 psi pressure, manufacturing services contractor ICEE Managed Services has cut small holes straight through more than 3,500 seashore pebbles for the Eastern Solent Coastal Partnership (ESCP), a scientific research group funded by government grants.
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NewsCommercial grade tube fixings from Technifast for Round the World record attempt RIB
The Team Britannia RIB will use an innovative commercial grade fixing and insert to secure its massive inflatable tubes on its round the world record attempt later this year. The solution could be of interest to other commercial grade aluminium hulled RIB constructors.
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NewsUSV shallow water survey for Spanish port
Hydrographic surveying in very shallow water can be very challenging with a high chance of equipment damage and personnel injury reports Dag Pike.
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NewsNew SMI Shipyard Pavilion at Seawork 2018
The Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) and Seawork International announces a new industry sector partnership.
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NewsMajor marine fabrication returns to Southampton
Southampton Marine Services is midway through a significant contract for Woods’ Silver Fleet to build three huge pontoons for the river Thames.
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NewsNYK to build car logistics terminal at Yarimca
The major Turkish company Oyak has set up a joint venture with the Japanese shipping company NYK Line to build a vehicle terminal at the Turkish port of Yarimca reports Dag Pike.
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NewsIrish harbour improvements
The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has approved a €27.9m Capital Investment Package for the ongoing development of Ireland’s publicly owned fishery harbour network, Dag Pike reports.
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NewsTen dredgers and five workboats for Egyptian MOD
Royal IHC has secured an order from the Engineering Authority at the Egyptian Ministry of Defence. The contract comprises the construction of ten IHC Beaver Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSDs) and five Delta Multi Craft (DMC) 1050 work boats.
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NewsHullWiper pilot scheme at Southampton
Trials are underway in the UK’s Port of Southampton as part of a pilot scheme to launch the HullWiper water jet hull cleaning technology at the port. HullWiper is working to test the system on a range of vessels including cruise liners, Ro-Ro ships, container ships and general cargo carriers ...
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NewsHealth Check approach for on board preventative maintenance
Marine electrical system integrator Alewijnse Marine has developed a new service that the company claims is already delivering higher cost-savings and less downtime via proactive preventive maintenance to vessels’ electrical systems.
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Dedicated cable repair barge
CWind, a provider of power cable and asset management services to the offshore renewables and utilities market and part of the Global Marine Group, has announced the launch of Complete Cable Care, an enhanced package of services for power cable owners.
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NewsMetal Shark delivers to Vietnam Coast Guard
Another six new military patrol boats built by Louisiana, USA-based shipbuilder Metal Shark have been delivered to the Vietnam Coast Guard.
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NewsGermans plough €10 million into Brake Expansion
€10 million are being ploughed into the German North Sea port of Brake this year to keep it competitive, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsOma Baatbyggeri building electric ferry
Norwegian shipyard Oma Baatbyggeri is building an electrically powered car ferry under a contract signed with Norwegian transport major Boreal, Dag Pike reports.
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NewsShipyard De Hoop delivers ‘Amadeus Queen’
Shipyard De Hoop has recently delivered its fifteenth river cruise vessel to Lu¨ftner Cruises. Named ‘Amadeus Queen’, the new vessel follows the award-winning model of the Amadeus Silver ships, but offers further innovative developments
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Guidelines for drone usage in class surveys
Japan-headquartered classification society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Use of Drones in Class Surveys.
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Korean Register releases KR-CON V16
Korean Register (KR) has announced that it has released its 16th iteration of KR-CON, a software program set out to help surveyors, shipbuilders, and PSC officers to search for IMO instruments.
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NewsOphardt adds high performance to commercial marine range
German boat builder Ophardt has added three high performance designs to its range of work boats, notes Dag Pike.
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NewsBremen newbuild meets eco standards
German officials say a new ferry with mixed diesel and electric propulsion meets the same high eco-friendly standards as hybrid systems, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsStock pontoons crossing the world as deck cargo
In April, the SAL Heavy Lift vessel ‘MV Lone’ loaded a newly built batch of eleven Damen flat top Pontoons in Shanghai bound for the Netherlands.
