Marine Construction News – Page 107
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NewsGondan building four Eco Fast ferries
The GRP Division of the Spanish Gondan shipyard has built four Eco Fast ferries with a capacity for 350 passengers for Baleària shipping company with the first of them launched in early November 2017.
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NewsRed Jet 7 ferry progress ahead of schedule
The construction of Red Funnel’s new £7m high-speed passenger ferry is rapidly taking shape at Wight Shipyard Co on the Isle of Wight.
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NewsPiriou expands to La Reunion and Senegal
Piriou has set up companies on La Reunion island and in Senegal to expands its global services.
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Stormer Marine to unveil new 9.5m at Seawork
Returning Seawork exhibitor, Stormer Marine will unveil its prototype 9.5m multipurpose craft. It will also display its current Rescue 75 demonstrator, which will be on the water showcasing its maneuverability and offshore support capabilities
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NewsInnovative propeller tunnel for catamaran ferry
A 30m passenger ferry for operation in the Seychelles is the first vessel to feature Australian boatbuilder and designer Incat Crowther’s innovative new generation propeller tunnel.
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NewsModelling superstructure windage using CFD
For the past two years Damen has been conducting a review of Computational Fluid Dynamics technology and its applications in the maritime industry, and the ‘Gone With the Wind’ strand of this project has been addressing the task of accurately modelling the aerodynamic forces that act upon vessels above the ...
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Scigrip adhesives showcased at METS 2017
Scigrip, a global supplier of adhesives solutions, exhibited a range of structural, methacrylate adhesives (MMAs) at METS 2017. Manny Tesfaye, SCIGRIP’s Director of Global Technical Services, also conducted technical demonstrations throughout the event.
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NewsRiver trials confirm efficiency of Rotterdam’s new patrol vessel
Ahead of the recent Europort exhibition, Kooiman Shipyard conducted river trials on the ‘RPA 8’, the new patrol vessel of the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsHigh-speed military workboat carriers
Merseyside, UK marine welding and fabrication firm Wren Engineering has manufactured a series of specialist boat cradles to store and transport high-speed military workboats.
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NewsMammoth find uncovered at Dover Docks project
A team working on a construction project at the UK’s Port of Dover has uncovered a fossilised mammoth tooth while excavating the Wellington Dock Navigation Channel.
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NewsElectric tender from Avon
Avon Marine has introduced a tender that is powered by an electric motor in what is thought to be a pioneering development for a small RIB.
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NewsOsbit boat landing system for Hornsea
Osbit Ltd, the offshore engineering and technology company, has been awarded a project to deliver an innovative boat landing and access system. This innovative system will be fitted to a Gulf Marine Services jack-up accommodation vessel which is destined for operations on Dong Energy’s Hornsea Project One Wind Farm.
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NewsMultipurpose harbour workboat for Milford Haven
Southampton Marine Services has delivered its latest workboat, the 20.45 metre ‘Svitzer Merlin’, to global marine towage operator Svitzer.
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NewsSlipping capability doubled at Pembroke
The slipping capability at Pembroke Dock has been nearly doubled with the introduction of a new trolley recovery system.
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NewsMulti-mission safety vessel launched
A multi-mission, high-speed vessel has been launched with safety features throughout.
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NewsPoole quay development near completion
Construction work is close to completion on Poole Harbour’s GB£10m development South Quay.
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NewsOvernight innovation solving port-related issues
How can keeping 80 or so people up all night help solve practical, port-related issues like dredging prediction? The answer: hold a hackathon.
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News‘Svitzer Adira’: a look under the bonnet of a RAstar 2800
Sanmar Shipyards’ recent delivery and subsequent naming of the ASD tug ‘Svitzer Adira’ makes an interesting addition to Svitzer’s fleet in the UK port of Southampton and is worthy of a closer look.
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NewsVector advancing sediment flux knowledge
Nortek’s Doppler instrumentation is helping university students understand sediment transport processes.
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NewsStrategic European lock marks 40 years
One of the biggest and most efficient river locks in Europe - the Schleuse Iffezheim on the Rhine in Germany - is 40 years old this year and officials say that without it Switzerland and parts of France would be unreachable by waterway.
