Marine Construction News – Page 90
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NewsSES demonstration run
Scotland’s energy minister, Paul Wheelhouse MSP, recently took a demonstration tour aboard the ‘Sea Puffin’, the world’s first offshore wind daughter craft based on Surface-Effect-Ship technology.
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NewsSvalbard fast patrol
Finland-based boatbuilder Weldmec Marine has, together with its Norwegian partner Martec AS, signed a contract for the delivery of a specially equipped boat to the Governor of the Svalbard archipelago in Northern Norway.
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NewsInnovative dredger awarded
Netherlands shipbuilder Royal IHC has been awarded the KNVTS Ship of the Year award for the 8,400m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Scheldt River’, designed and built for Belgian dredging concern DEME.
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NewsBlyth Catamarans launch 18m survey vessel
Blyth Catamarans has launched an 18m survey vessel featuring a moon pool, dive lift and survey station for Swansea University.
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News‘Wind of Change’
‘Wind of Change’ is the latest windfarm support vessel to be added to the fleet of French operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsGoodchild pilot boat for ABP’s Lowestoft
Goodchild Marine Services Limited has been awarded a contract to build a fast and fuel-efficient ORC pilot boat for Associated British Ports (ABP) to be used at the Port of Lowestoft.
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NewsMainstay wins communications masts contract
Mainstay Marine Solutions has been awarded a contract from STS Defence to build, fabricate and outfit the integrated communications masts for the British Royal Navy’s first three Type 26, City Class frigates.
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NewsFMEL to build air cushion barge
Ferguson Marine Engineering (FMEL) has secured a contract to build what is believed to be the world’s first self-propelled air cushion barge for Mangistau ACV Solutions Ltd, part of the CMI Offshore Ltd Group.
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NewsSecond Cheetah police patrol vessel built
Cheetah Marine has designed and built a second dive and patrol vessel for specialist police operations.
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NewsNew way of offshore lifting developed
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) says it has developed a globally unique, innovative way of lifting that could redefine the boundaries of lifting operations offshore.
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NewsClipper build progresses
‘MJ’ took a trip over the Solent to check progress on MBNA Thames Clippers’ new 38m high speed catamaran in build at Wight Shipyard.
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NewsFraserburgh Offshore Windfarm plans revealed
The company behind Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd has announced proposals for the construction of the windfarm’s operations and maintenance base at Fraserburgh Harbour.
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NewsInnovative dry dock with inflatable buoyancy
Unique Group’s Buoyancy & Ballast division has recently facilitated a high-profile dry dock project in Romania, involving the supply and operation of 840t of Seaflex inflatable buoyancy.
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NewsMore than just a border guard
Estonia’s new 45m hybrid powered Police and Border Guard patrol boat is a surprising example of true vessel multifunctionality at work writes Jake Frith.
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NewsLock and berth projects approved for Emden port
German authorities have decided to renovate rather than rebuild the North Sea port of Emden’s giant sea lock and have also approved construction there of a new berth for big ships, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsDelays and costs hit German lock completion
Reports from Germany say the planned new fifth lock in Brunsbüttel on the Kiel Canal will be completed years later than scheduled and that the facility will cost millions of Euros more than currently planned, writes Tom Todd.
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News‘Just-in-time’ sailing reduces CO2 footprint
If sea-going vessels were better informed about the availability of berths and adapted their speed accordingly, substantial savings could be made in terms of fuel and CO2 emissions.
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NewsPort of Tyne wins health and safety award
The Port of Tyne has been awarded a Gold Medal in this year''s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Health and Safety Awards in the UK.
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NewsEU investment for Rome ports
The European Investment Bank has approved loans for the financing of total of €195 million for expansion activities at Roman ports reports Dag Pike
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NewsBristols’s Albion dry dock re-opens
Ship repair and shipbuilding is to restart in the Bristol, UK Albion Dry Dock previously occupied by Abels Shipbuilding, Dag Pike reports
