Marine Construction News – Page 96
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NewsTwo new LNG dredgers for Van Oord
Rotterdam based Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors has ordered two trailing suction hopper dredgers, both of 10,500m3 capacity.
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NewsRepair Alliance closes German services gap
Two specialist Bremerhaven ship repair and service companies have merged, closing what they see as a service gap in the global market for mobile repair and maintenance”, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsConverted for the Arctic at Altena Shipyard
At 20 metres in length ‘San Gottardo’ is one of the smallest ships exploring the waters of the Arctic reports Dag Pike.
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NewsDamen’s new RSD Tug not just another ASD
As part of its European tour, Damen’s new Reversed Stern Drive Tug Innovation was presented to the press recently in Southampton.
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NewsHigh speed shuttle uses air lift
The French company A2V which exhibited its revolutionary air assisted catamaran at Seawork two years ago has recently delivered a version that will link the town of Evian on Lake Geneva in Switzerland to both Lausanne and Geneva.
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NewsRepairs prompt German standby fleet reshuffle
Germany’s North Sea and Baltic accident and emergency fleet was temporarily halved recently when two of its four standby pollution control ships were in for repairs at the same time, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsGerman yard plans to boost repair capacity
The creation of a new North German ship repair and conversion hub with up to two floating docks is planned in Brake on the Weser after the leasing there of an old shipyard site, writes Tom Todd.
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News20 metre day-cruise passenger catamaran
Wight Shipyard Co has delivered its latest vessel to Scottish tourism operator Loch Ness by Jacobite.
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News‘Fehn Pollux’ Flettner rotor fitted
A major step in the Eco Flettner project has been completed: The rotor has been safely craned onto the forecastle of ‘Fehn Pollux’ and secured on its foundation.
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NewsSOCOTEC testing for AHEP
SOCOTEC, formerly ESG, has been awarded a series of contracts by Dragados UK for materials testing, marine analysis and ground investigation works at the Aberdeen Harbour Expansion Project (AHEP).
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News‘Rix Lion’ extended and reconfigured
UK-headquartered crew transfer specialist Rix Sea Shuttle has doubled the passenger capacity of one of its vessels to fulfil a contract at Scotland’s largest wind farm.
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NewsUK’s first hybrid pilot boat ordered
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has ordered the UK’s first hybrid pilot boat from Goodchild Marine in bold move to help meet climate targets.
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NewsVolkerStevin awarded flood defence contract
A contract to improve flood defences and raise ground levels at Strood in Medway, South East England, has been awarded to VolkerStevin by Medway Council through its Medway Highways Infrastructure contract with VolkerHighways.
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NewsKriegers Flak driving expansion at Rønne
Major expansion is underway at the port of Rønne which is located on the island of Bornholm at the southern end of the Baltic, writes Dag Pike.
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News3D printing for unmanned boats
Plans are afoot to 3D print a fleet of autonomous boats to operate in what are termed ‘water rich cities’, reports Dag Pike.
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NewsPipe repairer develops new protective coating
A new British pipe repair company is aiming to save operators time and money with an innovative new barrier coating applied to the inside of pipes which seals leaks and prevents further corrosion.
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NewsBlue Hammer drives piles quietly
Under a research project called Blue Pilot a new type of pile driver has been developed by Dutch company Fistucca BV.
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NewsTri-partnership exports first firefighter
A tri-party partnership will design and build a new generation of firefighting vessels to meet the needs of the modern firefighting team.
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NewsHR Wallingford to create hydraulic laboratory
A state-of-the-art hydraulic laboratory will be created in Italy to pioneer new research in environmental hydraulics, marine and coastal structures and offshore engineering.
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NewsSafehaven’s new mono-bow catamaran hullform
Irish Boatbuilder Safehaven Marine has announced that it is developing a new model to add to its extensive range of commercial and naval craft: ‘XSV20’.
