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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Having tested two Hull Vanes on the lead vessels in a series of police patrol vessels of two types, Damen Shipyards has now ordered four more.

27th April 2020

Key shipbuilder endorsement for fuel-saving foil

27th April 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

In the face of an industry-wide skills shortage, one UK marine contractor is taking a proactive approach when it comes to recruiting ex-services staff.

27th April 2020

Rewarding jobs in marine construction for ex-services personnel

27th April 2020

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

A pioneering technique to detect aggregated patches of plastics floating on the sea surface has been published in Scientific Reports.

24th April 2020

Distinguishing floating plastics from space

24th April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A stabilizer system for workboats using a canting, air filled bulb keel has been claimed to potentially allow 40 days more per year of offshore operations in rough weather.

24th April 2020

The keel bulb that’s filled with air, not lead

24th April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A UK-based commercial ship repair business has confirmed it is still busy working to keep vessels operational amid the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

23rd April 2020

Ship repair services in demand

23rd April 2020

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Among the emerging technologies supporting shipping’s road to decarbonisation, wind solutions are one of the more active.

23rd April 2020

Learning from aviation to digitise wind propulsion

23rd April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Denmark’s Viking Life-Saving Equipment has won an order from the Hellenic Navy for 11 of its METIS RIBs.

23rd April 2020

Powerful search and rescue RIBs for Greece

23rd April 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Poor data quality costs time and money, making investment in data management crucial, warns an IT company.

22nd April 2020

Pay the price for poor data

22nd April 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

In the current climate where all Ferry operators Europe-wide are struggling with dramatic drop in volumes for both passengers and freight and are cancelling sailings and laying up vessels, Belgian operator CLdN…

22nd April 2020

New RoRo service links Ireland and Belgium

22nd April 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Pharos Offshore Group in Port of Blyth, UK has delivered a fully refurbished telecoms plough for use in the North Sea region.

22nd April 2020

Tight turnaround for telecoms plough refurb

22nd April 2020