Marine Construction News – Page 101
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NewsTrafalgar Wharf Shipyard offering new ‘Hire Only’ model
Following the takeover of Burgess Marine Ltd. in December which led to it ceasing its operation at Trafalgar Wharf, Portchester, UK, the lease for the Syncrolift facility was released back to the landlord and has recently been relaunched with a new business model
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NewsIrish offshore patrol vessel floated out at Appledore
UK naval shipbuilder Babcock has marked a key milestone in the build programme for the delivery of a fourth Offshore Patrol Vessel for the Irish Naval Service as it successfully floated the 90 metre vessel currently under construction at its Appledore facility, North Devon.
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AtZ adds stabiliser overhauls to list of services
UK marine engineering specialist AtZ has added stabilizer repair and maintenance to its comprehensive portfolio of marine engineering solutions.
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NewsIJveer ferries for GVB Amsterdam
Holland Shipyards Group has announced that it has again been contracted for the building of two more IJveer ferries of the 60-series for GVB Amsterdam.
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NewsSeven ferry design deal for Havyard Group
Havyard Group will be delivering the design for seven battery-powered ferries to Fjord1, five of which will be built at the company’s own shipyard.
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NewsDredge pumps deal
Royal IHC has been awarded a contract for the delivery of dredge pumps by Luxembourg-based Jan De Nul Group. The agreement incorporates two onboard double-walled dredge pumps for the company’s new 18,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), as well as onboard single-walled dredge pumps for two other 6,000m3 TSHDs.
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NewsNetherlands ship designer busy with commercial marine jobs
A new efficient Wagenborg ferry, designed by Van Oossanen was baptised ‘Fostaborg’ at the yard of its builder, Gebr. Van Enkhuizen in Makkum in March.
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NewsNavCad enhanced with new prediction functionality
HydroComp''s hull design prediction software NavCad has been recently enhanced. NavCad provides critical feedback for early-stage design.
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NewsPowerful multi-application GNSS solution for marine surveyors and contractors
Trimble has announced a new MPS865 (Marine Positioning System) multi-frequency and multi-application GNSS receiver.
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NewsJack-up platform innovation saves time and cost for ‘Super Sewer‘ project
Fugro claims that its leading expertise in over-water geotechnical characterisation has saved time, cost and congestion during riverbed assessment for London’s major sewer upgrade, the Thames Tideway Tunnel.
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NewsQuartzelec providing support for the Royal Navy
Throughout 2017 Quartzelec, an independent engineering service provider specializing in rotating electrical machines, has continued to actively support the UK’s Royal Navy via contracts placed by the MOD, Babcock Marine and BAE Systems, and this work is set to continue this year.
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News‘Harbour of Things’ takes shape in the port of Antwerp
With an annual freight volume of nearly 9 million TEU the Deurganck dock is by far the main centre of container handling in the port of Antwerp. But this tidal dock on the left bank of the Scheldt is also well on the way to becoming a hotspot for innovation.
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NewsSaving weight with 4mm aluminium construction
The Paroc Light Marine launch series has introduced new lightweight insulated solutions for A60 aluminium constructions enabling significant weight and cost reductions in the ship building industry.
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Nidec ASI to supply Shore-to-ship power for Genoa
The Italian multinational Nidec ASI has signed a contract worth 8 million euros with Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea to design and construct a ‘shore-to-ship’ project for the port of Genoa
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NewsFurther funding for decommissioning activities at Kishorn
Kishorn Port, Scotland, UK has secured supplementary funding from the Scottish Government’s Decommissioning Challenge Fund (DCF), allowing the operators, Kishorn Port Ltd (KPL) to extend the scope of works for their DCF approved project, to help establish Scotland as a global centre of excellence in decommissioning.
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NewsRamboll receives German Renewables Award
The Arkona offshore wind farm offshore Germany has received the German Renewables Innovation Product of the Year Award for a newly developed method to protect the steel foundations of offshore wind turbines from corrosion.
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NewsNew class of barge for Tideway project
The sheer scale of the 25km Thames Tideway has sparked a new class of barge, the ‘Tideway’, designed by Bennett’s Barges in conjunction with Holland’s Baars BV.
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NewsThree inch diesel pump moves solids up to 40mm
UK Pump hire specialist, Sykes Pumps, has added the GP80 eco to its eco range of diesel pumps, providing an ideal solution for smaller marine civil engineering sites.
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News‘Digital twins’ approach could cut costs in shipbuilding
New partners have joined the Open Simulation Platform (OSP) initiative, which aims to create an open source digital platform which will allow the creation of so called ‘digital twins’ in the design of ships.
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Sustainable Dredging conference in November
A two day conference based on the forthcoming CEDA-IADC guidebook ‘Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure’ will take place on 19-20 November 2018.
