Launches & Boat Building

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Strategic Marine will build its latest 4th Generation Fast Crew Boat (FCB) for the Bruneian Amarco Sdn Bhd (AMARCO) which services the offshore oil and gas sector.

8th January 2024

Strategic new fast crew boat for Brunei

8th January 2024

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Sanmar Shipyards has reported completion of tugs for owners in Germany and the Seychelles along with the end of a long delivery voyage to Canada for two “emissions-free” electric tugs.

2nd January 2024

Sanmar tugs delivered far and wide

2nd January 2024

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Damen Shipyards has delivered two of its ‘next generation’ tugs, modified to carry out additional duties, to Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA).

2nd January 2024

Double Ghanaian delivery for Damen

2nd January 2024

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The first of six identical commissioning service operation vessels, specifically built to work at offshore wind farms, has been delivered  for Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) through its wholly owned subsidiary, IWS Fleet AS.

18th December 2023

First of six ‘Skywalker’ CSOVs delivered

18th December 2023

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Fincantieri shipbuilding firm Vard will design and build a customised hybrid cable-lay and construction vessel for Japanese construction company Toyo Construction for $200 million, it has announced.

14th December 2023

$200m vessel ordered to help kickstart Japan’s OSW

14th December 2023

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Meyer’s Neptun Werft shipyard has laid the keel for 10 new river ships, continuing the successful series of 65 ships for Viking.

12th December 2023

Neptun Werft ramps up Viking Longship production

12th December 2023

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The final delivery of Sanmar Shipyards’ three ElectRA class electric propulsion tugs and the first of two LNG-fuelled RAstar tugs leaves just one piece of the jigsaw to complete for Canada’s HaiSea…

12th December 2023

Sanmar’s double delivery for Canadian owner

12th December 2023

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UK based maritime equipment specialist Marine Components International (MCI) is growing its exports footprint in Asia after winning a multiple CTV supply contract.

11th December 2023

MCI expands its exports footprint in Asia

11th December 2023

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A new pair of primarily LNG fuelled ro-pax ferries will be built in China to sail between Corsica and Sardinia for operator La Méridionale.

6th December 2023

Two new LNG ro-pax vessels ordered for Corsica

6th December 2023

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Damen Shipyard’s recent orders for Construction Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) from Taiwan and Belgium-based owners provides further evidence that this method of servicing offshore wind farms is no longer a concept but…

4th December 2023

Demand and opportunity grow for wind farm CSOVs

4th December 2023

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Wärtsilä has inked a electrification and services agreement for the USA’s first zero-emission high speed ferries project.

29th November 2023

Powering the USA’s first zero-emission high speed ferries

29th November 2023

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Windcat is further expanding its CSOV fleet and has placed an additional order of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with Damen Shipyards.

28th November 2023

Windcat expands its hydrogen powered CSOV fleet

28th November 2023

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Havfram Wind and Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) are collaborating on the technical management of Havfram’s two newbuild Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessels WTIVs.

28th November 2023

Havfram’s strategic partnership approach to WTIV management

28th November 2023

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In what was very much a family occasion, Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd recently took delivery of a Damen Multi Cat workboat, just six weeks after placing the order.

24th November 2023

Damen Multi Cat delivered to UK operator

24th November 2023

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Diverse Marine has announced a programme for CTV owners and operators to finance or lease the vessels they need.

22nd November 2023

Diverse Marine launches UK first finance and lease programme

22nd November 2023

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Sanmar Shipyards has delivered two quite different Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) design tugs to long-term customer P&O Maritime Logistics for operation in the Dominican Republic.

22nd November 2023

Sanmar makes double delivery with different designs

22nd November 2023

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Swedish marine technology firm Candeler has revealed its P-12 pre-production hydrofoiling electric vessel.

16th November 2023

‘Flying ferry’ takes off in Sweden

16th November 2023

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Kotug has reported the arrival of three additional tugs for its operation in Guyana, illustrating again how the development of offshore terminal tugs is resulting in impressive clusters of these sophisticated multipurpose…

16th November 2023

Kotug expands Guyana tug fleet

16th November 2023

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Space rockets will be transported on a carrier built by workboat builder Neptune Marine, which has won an award for the vessel.

15th November 2023

Neptune builds Ariane 6 rocket-transport ship

15th November 2023

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Wind farm decarbonisation has been hitting the headlines, but electrifying a standard crew transfer vessel won’t yield the needed endurance, so some are returning to the drawing board.

15th November 2023

Hull, foils and diverging CTV designs: Part One

15th November 2023