Shipyard News

Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group unveiled the latest addition to its portfolio at Europort this year. Damen says its RHIB 1050 represents ‘the next generation in rigid hull inflatable boats’.

Hydrofoils Incorporated, a US-based 60-year innovator in high-speed marine design and technology, has successfully completed testing of a 1/8 scale version of their latest project, a hydrofoil which the company claims could…

A Sloveian company, Hovercraft, has developed type of inflatable boat that could provide a new concept for transporting contractors equipment and for flood rescue. The use of inflatable panels in the construction…

The focus is on safety and the environment in the design and operation of a second island ferry just ordered to Germany’s stringent ‘Blauer Engel’ standards from Neptun Werft in Rostock.

The US division of naval architects Incat Crowther has announced the delivery of ‘Alya McCall’, the first vessel in a fleet of new class monohull Fast Support Vessels (FSV) for Seacor Marine.

UK-based naval architect Colin Silvester has come up with a small cruising vessel concept to reignite enthusiasm in the coastal cruise; once a cornerstone activity in any British seaside holiday.

Three of Germany’s most prominent research vessels have called at shipyards in Bremerhaven and Stralsund for their latest routine overhauls and repairs.

Now approaching 60, the German museum ship Bleichen will soon complete extensive restoration at Hamburg’s Norderwerft – its first major overhaul since being saved from scrapping in 2007.

According to Croatia-headquartered Cortec its new VpCI-426 Descaler/Rust Remover will remove corrosion, scale and naturally occurring oxides from iron, carbon and stainless steel, copper, aluminum, magnesium and their alloys.