Marine Construction News – Page 110
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NewsFrench pilot boat for West Africa
The French shipyard Alumarine builds a wide variety of work and patrol boats and it noted for its innovative designs that range from passenger vessels to lifeboats to harbour workboats.
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NewsBritish yards welcome new national shipbuilding strategy
UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has unveiled an ambitious new National Shipbuilding Strategy which meets the challenge set by Sir John Parker last November and sets out plans for the first batch of Type 31e frigates.
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News‘MCS SWATH 2’
Alicat Workboats recently announced that contracts have been signed with Renewable Energy Support Ltd. (RES) for the construction of ‘MCS SWATH 2’, a 26m Typhoon SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) Crew Transfer Vessel for the offshore wind industry.
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NewsDredging at Russian ports
A considerable amount of dredging work is being carried out at the adjacent Russian ports of St.Petersburg and Ust-Luga using the fleet of dredgers operated by Rosmorport, the state port operator.
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NewsMajor investment in Dundee
The Port of Dundee in Scotland is working on developing facilities in the port to create a centre for the de-commissioning of offshore oil assets from the North Sea.
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NewsCrimea bridge progress
A major step in the construction of the Crimea Bridge has been achieved with the installation of the railway arch section of the bridge that allows clearance for shipping underneath.
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NewsDanish ports expand
There is considerable expansion activity at Danish ports partly to cope with accommodating larger ships and partly to cope with increasing trade. Another spur for expansion has also come from the increased activity on wind farm construction in both the North and the Baltic Seas where Denmark has become a ...
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NewsBraveheart takes delivery of fourth Javelin vessel
Javelin has delivered its fourth multipurpose vessel specially designed for hydrographic survey and crew tender activities to Braveheart Marine to help expand its fleet.
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NewsInnovative Swiss hybrid enters service
A new 63.2m passenger ship with innovative three-way propulsion capability has gone into service on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.
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NewsNobiskrug Trainees build own Yard Tug
Nobiskrug shipyard in Rendsburg on the Kiel Canal has put into service the first tug to be designed and built by trainees for the German facility’s own use.
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News60 years of service to the maritime industry
A senior manager at the British shipbuilder Cammell Laird has become one of the UK’s longest serving chief estimators after clocking up 60 years’ in the ship repair industry.
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NewsVoith recon in the UK
Voith Turbo, the German marine propulsion specialist, has just completed its first major refurbishment project in a brand new UK facility.
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NewsCombat boats updated and replaced
The Muskö and Docksta boatyards of the Swedish Docksta Group have just finalized a LTF (Life-Time-Extension) program for 27 combat boats for the Swedish Amphibious Corps.
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NewsCompact, efficient vessel design for smaller windfarms
Norway’s Havyard Group claims it has confirmed its position within the offshore wind power industry by delivering one of the world’s first purpose-built vessels for offshore windfarms; the fifth windfarm service vessel for ESVAGT.
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NewsSecond Red Jet build for Wight Shipyard
Southampton, UK-based ferry operator Red Funnel has placed an order with Wight Shipyard Ltd for a second 41 metre high-speed catamaran which will inject £7m into the Isle of Wight economy and secure 85 highly skilled jobs.
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NewsDeltamarin signs machinery design contract with Rauma for Finnish naval vessels
Deltamarin Ltd has signed contracts with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for the basic design of deck outfitting and machinery for vessels to be built in the Finnish Navy’s billion Euro Squadron 2020 fleet modernisation project.
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NewsIndustry expert to head up assurance division
A Scottish marine consultant and surveyor has appointed an industry expert to achieve growth for its new assurance division.
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NewsEco-prototype joins HADAG fleet
The prototype of a new class of “future-oriented”, eco-friendly port passenger ferries is now in service with leading Hamburg operator HADAG.
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NewsFrom SWATH to SWASH and Beyond
The hand-over this autumn of a second 25.65m pilot tender to American owners is the latest in a string of firsts marking a ground-breaking year at leading German SWATH and SWASH production facility Abeking and Rasmussen (A&R).
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NewsPolar research vessel Sir David Attenborough hits construction milestone
A major feat of engineering has seen the stern section of the new Polar research vessel Sir David Attenborough leave one British shipyard for another in the next step of its construction.
