Marine Construction News – Page 78

  • News

    Keeping tabs on cable transits

    2019-07-24T11:03:00Z

    Cable and pipe penetrations are crucial for the safety level onboard ships and offshore units.

  • Portland Port
    News

    Portland Port mooring capacity to be extended

    2019-07-24T10:41:00Z

    A maritime engineering company has been selected to work on a major infrastructure project designed to extend the mooring capacity of Queen’s Pier by 40m at Portland Port in Dorset, UK.

  • 'Geo Ranger'
    News

    Hydrographic research vessel underway

    2019-07-23T12:45:00Z

    A sustainably focused hydrographic research vessel that can be utilised by dredging and offshore wind projects is due to be completed next year.

  • Ultramar is the largest ferry operator in Mexico
    News

    Second large ferry export

    2019-07-23T12:40:00Z

    A UK shipyard has completed the second aluminium fast ferry for a Mexican operator, with light weight and timely delivery both being major deciding factors in the contract award.

  • News

    Ship designer expands into US

    2019-07-22T16:36:00Z

    A European ship design and engineering company will expand its business to the US with the opening of a new office.

  • 'Tellus' ferry
    News

    Hybrid car ferry cuts emissions

    2019-07-22T15:52:00Z

    A hybrid car ferry built for one of Sweden’s busiest maritime routes is ready to begin operating.

  • Hull demoulding
    News

    Project milestone for composites supplier

    2019-07-19T16:11:00Z

    A composites supplier is making headway on a vessel construction project following the completion of a demoulding task.

  • Jan De Nul Group equipped its Vole au vent with the most advanced monopile gripper to date, delivered by Huisman
    News

    Northwester 2 construction works begin

    2019-07-19T13:02:00Z

    Construction works for a seventh offshore wind farm off the Belgian coast have started with offshore seabed preparation works commenced.

  • Andrew Harston, Director, Wales Short Sea Ports speaks at the naming
    News

    UK port names latest pilot boat

    2019-07-18T12:37:00Z

    Opened by Tim Jenkins from the local Fishermen’s Mission, the ceremony included a traditional blessing ritual and champagne christening.

  • Designers at the Peugeot Design Lab carefully chose every detail of the future Bourbon Mobility cabins (Image: Peugeot Design Lab)
    News

    Aviation-inspired passenger cabins

    2019-07-16T11:15:00Z

    Bourbon Mobility, a specialist in offshore personel transport, has partnered with Peugeot Design Lab to propose interior designs inspired by the aviation industry.

  • Biocomponent filament cross sections (Photo: Centexbel)
    News

    Phasing out oil-based composites

    2019-07-16T10:33:00Z

    SeaBioComp, is a new collaborative project that has been launched to develop and produce novel bio-based thermoplastic composite materials.

  • Jifmar and Neptune have pushed the limits of using DP2 workboats in the offshore world
    News

    EuroCarrier jumboisation for Jifmar

    2019-07-12T13:04:00Z

    France-based Jifmar has recently relaunched a Neptune Marine EuroCarrier 3212 converted by Neptune to meet the requests of their clients.

  • News

    SENER awarded

    2019-07-12T12:01:00Z

    AINE, the Association of Naval Architects of Spain, has awarded its prize for "Best company in the profession" to the SENER engineering and technology group at the 2018 AINE Awards.

  • Overtopping events are set to increase in both frequency and severity
    News

    Free online overtopping tool

    2019-07-11T13:17:00Z

    Bayonet GPE, the free online overtopping tool developed by industry experts at HR Wallingford, is now live for coastal engineers to use.

  • Bedford Pumps are to supply five high capacity submersible bowl canister pumps
    News

    Dock pumps for Casablanca

    2019-07-09T12:32:00Z

    Bedford Pumps Ltd, will supply five pumps for a dock dewatering application at the Port of Casablanca in Morocco.

  • The 6 ton Wavefoil module nearing completion
    News

    Wave propulsion pilot for Faeroese ferry

    2019-07-09T12:10:00Z

    A Faroe Islands ferry will soon be using experimental underwater wings to help it generate additional forward propulsion in rough water.

  • 11,000 Tonnes lifted in Sleipnir’s SB crane
    News

    World’s largest crane vessel put to the test

    2019-07-08T11:58:00Z

    ‘Sleipnir’, Heerema Marine Contractor’s newly launched semi-submersible crane vessel and the world’s first LNG powered Construction Vessel, has successfully completed her sea trials and crane load tests.

  • Neoline
    News

    Neopolia to build Neoline ships

    2019-07-03T16:41:00Z

    French startup Neoline has chosen Neopolia S.A.S. for the construction of its first two sailing main propulsion vessels.

  • News

    New screening installation design by Damen

    2019-07-03T16:07:00Z

    Damen Dredging in the Netherlands has completed assembly of a screening installation for an aggregates dredger of type MAD3500 currently under build at the Damen yard in Galati, Romania.

  • MJJULY19Dredging-Alewijnse.jpg
    News

    Alewijnse AlViVi platform for DEME dredgers

    2019-07-03T16:03:00Z

    Rotterdam area based systems integrator Alewijnse Marine has introduced a new virtualisation and visualisation platform for use on trailing suction hopper dredgers.