Marine Construction News – Page 64
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NewsTime-saving remote surveys offers efficiency
A company has taken a remote approach to its machinery planned maintenance system (MPMS) which enables the survey of a complete fleet in one process and unlocks new insights into vessel and fleet performance.
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NewsThe most powerful vibro pile driver in the world
Dutch vibro-piling specialist CAPE Holland has been awarded a contract by Seaway 7 to supply a Vibro Lifting Tool (VLT) for monopile foundations for Kaskasi offshore windfarm offshore Germany.
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NewsCertified, ready-to-go 3D printed parts
According to Roy Yap of ShipParts.com the promise of certified, 3D-printed parts that could be used “hot off the oven” may be realised sooner than you’d think
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NewsHelping Kiel reach zero emission targets
While working on the construction of the first hybrid ferry for Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK), the keel laying for the second, fully electric, ferry took place on Wednesday April 1, 2020 at Holland Shipyards Group’s yard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, The Netherlands.
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NewsStandby berthing for pilots and tugs
UK gangway and pontoon supplier and installer Walcon Marine has returned to Shoreham Port in south-east England 25 years after it first installed a waiting pontoon to replace it with an all-new facility.
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NewsGolden bridge arrives safely in Sweden
A 143m long and 45m wide golden bridge that will connect Stockholm’s Gamla Stan island with Södermalm on the mainland has safely completed its voyage from China.
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NewsLeg encircling crane order
Netherlands-headquartered crane builder Huisman has signed a contract with PaxOcean Engineering for the delivery of a 1,600mt Leg Encircling Crane for service in the offshore wind industry.
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NewsEuropean marine civils know-how driving Taiwanese offshore wind
Belgian marine civil engineering company Jan De Nul Group is about to reach an important milestone in the construction of the Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project.
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NewsLow emissions dredger for Flemish ports
Belgium based dredging giant Jan De Nul''s fourth Ultra-Low Emission vessel (ULEv), the trailing suction hopper dredger'' Sanderus'', has arrived in home waters to commence maintenance dredging of Flemish ports under the authority of the Flemish government.
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NewsVox Amalia goes to work at Den Helder
Netherlands based dredging and marine construction contractor Van Oord''s new trailing suction hopper dredger ''Vox Amalia'' successfully started its first project last month in its home market.
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New IADC Safety Award
The Netherlands based International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced that from this year an annual Safety Award will be given to a supply chain organisation active in the dredging industry.
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NewsMoving from antifouling products to antifouling services
A company that has made its name and its fortune from selling paint-on marine coatings now offers a service that includes mechanical hull cleaning.
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Revised guidelines for Condition Based Maintenance
Japanese classification Society ClassNK has released guidelines that explain the revised rules for using Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) in class surveys.
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NewsSteering and rudder systems order for TSHDs
A supply order has been signed for three sets of steering and rudder systems for three dual-fuelled trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs).
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NewsFirst SeaMade towers arriving
The first six tower parts for the SeaMade offshore wind farm have recently arrived in the port of Ostend.
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NewsScottish design prowess for Sri Lankan pilot launches
Macduff Ship Design has announced that Colombo Dockyard PLC has delivered two Pilot Launches to Sri Lanka Ports Authority
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NewsElbe deepening on track for 2021 finish
Work on long-awaited, multi-million Euro deepening and widening of the River Elbe between Hamburg and the North Sea is making good progress with completion now expected in 2021, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsTurkish shipyard progresses massive order
A Turkish shipyard has said it is close to the end of the design validation process for a mass order of patrol boats.
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NewsNew ferries prompt Karlshamn expansion
New larger ferries under construction in China that will operate on the route between Sweden and Lithuania have prompted the authorities at the Swedish port of Karlshamn to expand the facilities for handling ro-ro vessels writes Dag Pike.
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NewsProjects gather pace as Kiel Canal traffic dips
German authorities are ploughing some €2 billion into long-term improvements on the Kiel Canal as the waterway records its lowest ship traffic and cargo figures for years, reports Tom Todd.
