Shipyard News

A Europe-wide invitation to tender for three plug-in hybrid ferries for Hamburg is now expected later this year after being delayed by the COVID pandemic, writes Tom Todd.

Undergoing final outfitting at Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands are two 35m hybrid fire-fighting ships reports Tom Todd.

This large closed-cabin boat is the first in a series of special craft equipped with medical equipment to support the Hellenic National Centre for Emergency Care (EKAB) and the Hellenic Coastguard.

A major contract will see a Turkish shipyard produce 122 12m fibreglass reinforced plastic and carbon composite boats for the national Coast Guard.

Cory Riverside Energy has announced the completion of works to rebuild and upgrade two WWII-era slipways at Denton Wharf in Gravesend on the banks of the UK’s River Thames.

Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has launched a new Interceptor 48 pilot boat ‘Pilot 1’ for the Gdynia Pilots in Poland.

The Realisation and Demonstration of Advanced Material Solutions for Sustainable and Efficient Ships (RAMSSES) project has reached a key milestone.

New Zealand companies HamiltonJet and EV Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build advanced composite, battery-powered commuter ferries.

Seacat Services has announced the acceptance of Seacat Weatherly, the first next-generation Chartwell 24 catamaran to enter operational service.

The German Baltic port city of Rostock has ordered its first electro-solar passenger ferry but the signs are that it will not herald a general switch to electric commuter shipping just yet,…

A new ferry billed as the first of its kind in Europe to be powered by a new series of high-speed LNG pure-gas engines is starting trials in southern Germany this autumn…

Contracts have been signed for the construction of two autonomous electric ferries for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway with an option to build two more identical vessels writes Dag Pike.

An 83 metre long high-speed trimaran ferry recently got from the production hall to the water thanks to 80 SPMT axle lines.

A retrofit on a small passenger vessel has resulted in reduced fuel consumption of 24% and reduced emissions.

Georg Fischer Piping Systems has launched a paint-free, corrosion-free plastic drainage solution that is an eco-friendly alternative to metals.

The Fjords has taken delivery of a third all-electric, carbon fibre catamaran designed and constructed by a Norwegian shipyard.

A hull coating has stood the test of time, having been found in near-perfect condition 10 years after its application on a workboat.

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered five Damen 2306 E3 electrically propelled ferries to Arriva Denmark in Copenhagen.