Shipyard News

For a week in mid-October the brand new Trinity House Vessel ' Galatea' was host to a wide variety of visitors from the world of shipping and the maritime press. Among the…

Irish Seafreight only specialists Seatruck Ferries have taken over Celtic LinksDublin-Liverpool route. In addition, capacity available on Seatrucks fast growingWarrenpoint-Heysham route is about to increase substantially, with the additionof the large newbuilding…

Following a year of hard work off Angola, theanchor-handling tug Warlock returned to Europe earlier this year to work inthe North Sea on behalf of Delft based Allseas Engineering BV. Owned by…

A& P Tyne Ltd, part of A& P Group, has recently completedthe conversion of a newbuild Offshore Support Vessel into a pipe-laying vesselfor Subsea 7. In line with the original schedule, the…

Many multi-purposework vessels have been described in these pages and all have one thing incommon. They are constructed to fulfil the special needs of their operatorsbusiness and each vessel reflects, as near…

A& P Falmouth has successfully completed the conversion of RFA Sir Tristram, ahead of schedule, and within budget. The former Falklands landing ship will now take on its new role as a…

James Fisher (Shipping Services) Ltd undertook to apply International Paints innovative underwater coating system Intersleek 900 whilst their vessel ‘ Galway Fisher’ was under refit at A& P Falmouth Limited in May.

The National Trust’ s hardworking ferry, Brownsea Enterprise, has been refurbished at nearby Salterns Boatyard in Poole UK, a project that has returned the 33 year old ferry to pristine condition above…