Marine Construction News – Page 44
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NewsFerry modernisation on track
COVID-19 hasn’t slowed the ferry modernisation plans of one ambitious industry player.
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NewsOver two thousand batteries installed in landmark electric tug
Damen is constructing the fully electric RSD-E Tug 2513, named ‘Sparky’, for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland.
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Refit expansion at Concarneau thanks to increased lift capacity
A new 400 tonne travel lift has been installed in the French port of Concarneau which will considerably increase the refit capabilities in the harbour reports Dag Pike.
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NewsInstallation jack-up will carry multiple 20MW turbines
The NG-16000X is an optimized, self-propelled turbine installation jack-up vessel design that features increased carrying and lifting capacity.
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NewsBespoke tug berth
In a limited time window, Inland and Coastal Marina Systems recently designed and manufactured a bespoke berth for a new tugboat at Port of Portland, UK.
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Monopile driving sound mitigation
KENC Engineering has been awarded a contract to design a Hydrosound Damper Deployment System.
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Cable contract
Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract worth a total of around €140 million by the Turkish utility TEIAS for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of two high-voltage submarine power cable links, one between Europe and Asia, the other across the Izmit Gulf in Asia.
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NewsAnchoring plans for Falmouth
A project, led by Falmouth Harbour Commissioners in the UK, intends to meet the challenge of anchoring very large vessels or platforms without the requirement of very large capacity lifting vessels.
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NewsLarge order signed for MoD Police boats
A home-grown ship design and build partnership will supply 18 state-of-the-art high-speed patrol vessels to the UK Ministry of Defence Police.
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NewsBoost for beleaguered cruise industry
Associated British Ports has taken delivery of a new £5 million airbridge in preparation for the opening of the new Horizon Cruise Terminal in the UK’s Port of Southampton.
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NewsFive more ambulance boats for the Greek Islands
A prominent Danish supplier of rescue boats and life saving equipment has reached an agreement to supply additional ambulance boats to the Hellenic Coastguard, after a formal contract signing.
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News150m cable layer
The DP3 Cable Laying Vessel, ‘Nexans Aurora’, was named at Norway’s Ulstein Verft on 8 June 2021.
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Flood alleviation project
In the UK, BMT has been awarded a project by Essex County Council (ECC) to assist with the development of flood alleviation measures from surface water flooding within three Critical Drainage Areas (CDA) identified by BMT within the County.
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NewsFully electric fast ferry first
Construction has commenced on what’s claimed to be the world’s first fully electric passenger fast ferry at the Fjellstrand shipyard on the west coast of Norway.
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NewsDouble CTV delivery for fast-growing fleet
Singapore shipyard Strategic Marine has successfully delivered a pair of 27m CTVs to WEM Marine Ltd, a UK-based offshore support vessel provider.
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NewsRecycling offshore structures
Decommissioning in Shetland has moved to the next level following the recent explosive collapsing of the Ninian North platform.
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NewsShip designs unveiled
BMT designs for new passenger and cargo vessels have been revealed for the first time.
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NewsPlanning the world’s first artificial energy island
Danish civil engineering company Ramboll will provide high-level support to the VindØ consortium on master-planning the world’s first artificial energy island.
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NewsFirst hydrogen powered inland vessel
European maritime majors have signed a historic contract to build what they claim is the first inland waterway vessel propelled by a hydrogen fuel cell.
