Marine Construction News – Page 91
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NewsUK ferry converted into a Thames party boat
A UK passenger ferry has been converted to begin a new life as party boat on the Thames River in London.
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NewsDP1 equipped EuroCarrier 2611
UK-based marine services company Stewart Marine has contracted Neptune Marine in The Netherlands to build a new EuroCarrier 2611, which is to be named ‘Viking Energy’.
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NewsDredging of the Szczecin fairway
Two dredging companies have been awarded a major contract for the modernisation of the Swinoujscie – Szczecin fairway in Poland reports Dag Pike.
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NewsConsent for Thames habitat creation scheme
A UK civil and environmental engineering company is to develop a habitat creation scheme on the River Thames at Rainham Marshes, the largest project of its type in the London area.
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NewsOstuferhafen restructure at Kiel
The Port of Kiel, Germany, is completely restructuring the access area to the Ostuferhafen.
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Port streamlining solution for Jersey
Veovo, a provider of operations, guest predictability and revenue maximisation software solutions, has announced that is has formed a partnership with Ports of Jersey, and implemented the Veovo Port & Airport Management system.
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NewsGreener grid for Portsmouth Harbour
BAE systems, the contractor responsible for the Portsmouth, UK, naval base dockyard electrical systems, is installing ABB´s new shore-to-ship power solution to energize high power consumption vessels in a pioneering project.
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NewsOnboard paint maintenance e-learning modules
Paint and coating supplier Jotun has partnered with e-learning provider Seagull Maritime to develop a set of e-learning modules on the theme of onboard paint maintenance, with emphasis on in-service treatments.
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NewsThirty workboats all in one place
Netherlands shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Gorinchem has hosted the Damen group’s third annual Workboat Festival, bringing together over 200 customers, media and industry partners.
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NewsNew concept in wind farm daughter craft
A new design of offshore wind farm daughter craft has been delivered by the iXblue shipyard in France reports Dag Pike.
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NewsHydrogen diesel injection system pilot
UK funding agency Innovate UK has granted £430,332 of funding to design and integrate a hydrogen diesel dual fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry for the first time.
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NewsSMS invests in paint coatings and hydraulics
UK-based SMS has identified opportunities nationally and invested in new technology, plant and equipment to boost its competivity.
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News12 metre commercial D-tube RIB
Italian workboat builder Stem Marine has expanded its range upwards with the introduction of a new 12 metre design that is adaptable for many patrol and emergency roles.
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NewsElectric drive for Sealegs amphibian
Sealegs, the New Zealand- based manufacturer of amphibious boats has finally made the move over to electric propulsion for its land driving wheels.
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New GAC office for Dundee
Logistics and marine services giant GAC UK has opened its 19th branch, in the heart of Scotland’s Dundee harbour.
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NewsCromarty records highest ever turnover
Scotland’s Port of Cromarty Firth has recorded its best ever year in 2017, according to its annual review released in September 2018, with a turnover of £9.9 m, which is £1m higher than its previous turnover record in 2016.
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NewsPort investment could cut offshore wind costs
Investments of €0.5-€1bn in new port infrastructure could help the offshore wind sector cut costs by up to 5.3%.
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NewsSea Bubble hydrofoil prototype
Now being tested in the River Seine in Paris is the all-electric Sea Bubble, a 5 metre hydrofoil craft designed as the water taxi of the future, reports Dag Pike.
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NewsCloud-integrated sea state data
In what is claimed to be an industry first, ocean surface measuring specialist Miros Group will make dry measurements of sea state available through the cloud as a service.
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NewsArctic role
Northern Ireland based Redbay Boats has received another order to supply a passenger RIB for operation in Svalbard in the High Arctic reports Dag Pike.
