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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Penzance Dry Dock in Cornwall, UK has won a new contract to refit the UK fisheries protection vessel, ‘Saint Piran’.

16th May 2018

Cornish fisheries protection vessel refit

16th May 2018

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

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.

16th May 2018

Port of Kiel expands cruise ship handling

16th May 2018

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A new ferry described as the first inland passenger ship in Europe with LNG gas engines, is being built in Germany for delivery in 2020, reports Tom Todd.

16th May 2018

Lake gas ship is a propulsion first

16th May 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

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.

16th May 2018

Punchy new boats for German sea rescuers

16th May 2018

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

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.

16th May 2018

Third of island eco ships ordered at Pella Sietas

16th May 2018

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

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.

16th May 2018

Maasvlakte 2 five years on and filling up fast

16th May 2018

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

University of Portsmouth is offering degree apprenticeships which allow students to work as an employee while also studying part-time for a full Bachelors or Masters degree.

15th May 2018

Portsmouth University courses enhance maritime careers

15th May 2018

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Tsavliris Salvage is never far away from the news with its activities, recently reporting its role in two salvage operations of note.

15th May 2018

Double salvage operations for TsavlirisDouble salvage operations for Tsavliris

15th May 2018

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Smit Salvage, part of Boskalis group is one of the best known global salvage companies and has reported a busy second half of 2017 and start to 2018.

15th May 2018

Busy times for Smit Salvage

15th May 2018

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Shanghai Salvage Company (SSC) is preparing to continue with the wreck removal operation of the ill-fated Kea Trader in the South Pacific.

15th May 2018

‘Kea Trader’ wreck removal enters a new phase

15th May 2018