Marine Construction News – Page 97
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NewsTrue hybrid design for wind farm transfer
Isle of Wight, UK shipbuilder Aluminium Marine Consultants recently announced a new 24m True Hybrid Wind Farm Crew Transfer Design.
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NewsSpida studs offer increased options for boatbuilders
Optimas Components, a division of Optimas, has offered increased options for end users requiring adhesive bonded fasteners, with the addition of the Spida Fixings Spida Stud to its component range.
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NewsCost effective subsea cable repair service
A new cost effective subsea cable repair service has been launched which promises to reduce the time and cost of repair and replacement for operators.
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NewsSpudcans fitted at Damen Verolme Rotterdam
Damen Verolme Rotterdam has completed a refit project on the ‘MPI Enterprise’, a 120-metre, self-elevating, DP2, wind turbine installation vessel owned and operated by MPI Offshore, part of the Vroon Group.
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NewsSulzer looks to do away with marine generator exciter pack failure
Equipment repair specialist Sulzer has been on a mission to find a solution to the problem of exciter pack failure within an ice-breaker’s shaft generator.
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NewsUK boat builder embarks upon pioneering RIB Antarctic project
UK boatbuilder Island RIBs has been commissioned to build two 7.5m RIBs for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) which need to demonstrate high levels of sea keeping ability, stability and flexibility of design.
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NewsA Z-Bow for Zenith
The hull form under Njord Offshore’s new support vessel, ''Zenith'', is an interesting response to recent evolutionary pressures within the windfarm industry: it’s looking at transporting more cargo, more fuel – and, since those long-awaited regulatory changes, more than a dozen technicians at a time.
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NewsVan Oord celebrates 150th anniversary
Dutch dredging major Van Oord has celebrated its 150th anniversary with the launch of its first LNG powered vessel, the crane dredger ''Werkendam''.
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NewsDamen launches new DOP Dredger Series
Netherlands based Damen Dredging Equipment has launched a new DOP Dredging Series following the success of the versatile DOP submersible dredge pump.
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NewsIHC launches DEME’s latest in China
The Belgian DEME Group’s latest trailing suction hopper dredger ''Bonny River'' has been successfully launched at Royal IHC’s partner yard COSCO Guangdong Shipyard in China.
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NewsDredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Conference
The Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Conference, hosted by CEDA and the IADC, will take place in Amsterdam on 19-20 November 2018.
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NewsYoung CEDA Belgian dredgers visit
The Young CEDA Belgian Section recently invited 50 students and young professionals to visit two Jan De Nul dredgers.
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NewsCornish fisheries protection vessel refit
Penzance Dry Dock in Cornwall, UK has won a new contract to refit the UK fisheries protection vessel, ‘Saint Piran’.
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NewsPort of Kiel expands cruise ship handling
The Port of Kiel is expanding its busy Ostseekai cruise terminal to cope with passenger totals tipped to rise to more than 600,000 this year, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsPunchy new boats for German sea rescuers
Two more 10 metre Class state-of-the-art rescue boats have gone into operation with Germany’s DGzRS sea rescue service and two further newbuilds will join them soon, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsThird of island eco ships ordered at Pella Sietas
74.3m eco-friendly hybrid Ro-Ro ferry ordered in Hamburg will complete a trio of acclaimed, double-ended ships for shallow water island service in the German Bight, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsNorderaue delay “no problem” say owners
The new 75.9m monohull ferry ''Norderaue'' has gone into North Frisian island service two months later than planned but a month earlier than its official naming in June, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsNovel Heligoland catamaran enters service
A much-talked-about passenger catamaran has finally entered tough German Bight service after taking the same name as its popular predecessor, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsMaasvlakte 2 five years on and filling up fast
As Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2 transitions from empty desert lands to working sites, the port continues to ensure that as landlord it provides what the tenant is looking for, Peter Barker investigates.
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NewsJan de Nul/Zublin consortium wins Odense contract
A major contract for the expansion of the Lindø port of Odense in Denmark has been awarded to a consortium comprising the Belgian company of Jan de Nul and local contractor Züblin A/S.
