Marine Construction News – Page 67
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NewsPowerful recovery for devastated boatbuilder
Just five months after the death of the founder of the company, Fabio Buzzi, Italian fast boat builder FB Design has won a major contract from the Hellenic Coastguard writes Dag Pike.
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NewsPuerto Rican pilot boat will meet challenging conditions
Seawork 2020 exhibitor Safehaven Marine has delivered an Interceptor 48 pilot vessel to the San Juan Bay Pilots, Puerto Rico.
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News33 day refit for cutting edge seismic vessel
Portugal’s Navalrocha shipyard has completed a multi-million-euro repair and refit project for Dubai-based marine geophysical company Polarcus.
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NewsImproved dynamic positioning for plough boats
A Dutch marine electronics company has developed a special dynamic positioning (DP) system for plough boats that equalize the seabed after dredging.
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NewsVersatile assets chartered for pipe drilling project
A Dutch boatbuilder and marine operator has made two of its multi-purpose pontoons available to a Western Scheldt drilling operation.
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NewsNew catamaran features updated hull design
A newly-launched 11.2m catamaran features an updated hull design as well as specific design features for the charter and adventure series.
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NewsHolding the sun catchers: moorings take on new challenges
Interest in floating solar is growing fast – but the challenges are also rising, especially for the moorings, writes Stevie Knight.
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Cork less buoyant
The Port of Cork has reported that the combined total traffic through both the Port of Cork and Bantry Bay Port Company took a dip of 5% from 10.6 million tonnes, to just over 10 million tonnes in 2019.
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Contract complaint
The Kiel shipyard German Naval Yards has challenged the decision of the Federal Ministry of Defence to award the MKS 180 multi-purpose combat ship to Damen.
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NewsFourth FCS 2710 in 18 months
The UK-based High Speed Transfers (HST) Ltd has taken delivery of its fourth Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710.
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New structure allows for bigger ships
A 21.2m wide bulk carrier has successfully travelled through the large lock at Caen-Ouistreham ferry port, with just 60cm to spare on either side, as a result of a new structure for guiding vessels into the locks.
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NewsGreat Yarmouth to upgrade flood defences
Work is about to start to upgrade the flood defences against tidal flooding in Great Yarmouth under a £40.3 million refurbishment and upgrade programme to increase the level of protection from tidal flooding to more than 4,500 homes and businesses in the area writes Dag Pike.
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NewsLochmaddy pier improvement
Upgrade work on the Lochmaddy Pier used for the Calmac ferry service on North Uist, Scotland, is scheduled to start after £10m contract for dredging and construction work was awarded to L&M Keating Ltd. writes Dag Pike.
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NewsDiverse Marine secures offshore contract
Refit and repair provider Diverse Marine Ltd has signed a modification and upcycling contract with an offshore wind crew transfer vessel service provider.
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NewsEco ferries add more green clout to Kiel port
Kiel ferry operator SFK is introducing all-electric and hybrid newbuilds this year as part of an eco-friendly fleet renewal costing more than €20 million, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsNew Hamburg hybrids will be Hydrogen-ready
Tenders are being invited by Hamburg early this year for a new generation of plug-in hybrid ferries which will be capable of later retrofitting with Hydrogen fuel cells, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsMonstrous crane boom will load future turbines
Swire Blue Ocean has contracted Blue Water Shipping to transport an installation vessel’s new crane boom from NOV’s manufacturing yard to Denmark aboard SAL’s ‘M/V Wiebke’.
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Strong Finnish
The Finnish Port of Helsinki has reported strong traffic figures for 2019. A total of 12.2 million ship passengers travelled via Helsinki, which maintained its status as the busiest international passenger port in Europe.
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NewsWMD design fire-fighting vessel
UK naval architect firm Walker Marine Design (WMD) has designed a 25m long specialist fire-fighting (FiFi) vessel.
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News26m SUPA-SWATH wind farm vessel to be built
A 26m SUPA-SWATH wind farm support and crew transfer vessel will be built with a complex design to maximise efficiency.
