Shipyard News

The multitudes of organisms that attach themselves to hulls are expensive freeloaders, as the extra drag they create on a vessel’s hull means higher fuel consumption and regular drydocking.

Following the successful use of Swansea Dry Docks for the refit and refurbishment of Saga Pearl II, now successfully cruising, and work on MV Julia, which is now plying the Fastnet Ferry…

BWSeaCat Ltd is perhaps an unfamiliar name with many MJ readers, but 2010 has seen rapid growth for the Fareham UK based company which specialises in the design and build of commercial…

One of the most recent deliveries to Serco Marine Services under their contract with Damen Shipyards is the small ASD tug SD Eileen.

South Boats Special Projects Ltd have launched and commissioned their fourth new wind farm service vessel of 2010, the 27th of the last three years and the first for Iceni Marine Services…

Blyth Workcats of Canvey Island, Essex in the UK delivered its latest 14m Workcat this month to Bay Towage and Salvage Company Ltd of Barrow in Furness, which put the boat to…

Originally designed as a sightseeing vessel, the Europa Class catamaran Lady Iona was bought by Gordon Grant Marine from Mooney Boats Ltd in Ireland in late 2009.

After a busy 2009, Dutch ship repairer Oranjewerf Scheepsreparatie B.V. is gearing up for another busy year in 2010 and is hoping that the busy trend of the last few months is…

Ferguson Modular, a major supplier and manufacturer of offshore accommodation solutions for the energy industry around the world, has awarded a £3.2m contract for refit and refurbishment work on its new accommodation…

A series of fast response cutters being built for the US Coast Guard will be protected against hull corrosion and marine pipework bio-fouling with a system manufactured by UK based Cathelco Ltd.