Shipyard News

‘Inkanyamba’, a 20m Monohull Workboat, has recently been delivered to the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR).

A Belfast Maritime Consortium led by Artemis Technologies has won a £33 million UK Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries in the city.

A new underwater hull inspection service for classification societies is now available in Falmouth, UK writes Graeme Ewens.

According to Ian Nash of SPS Technology, the knock-on effects of COVID-19 have meant access to drydocks has been restricted to ensure shipyards can effectively practice social distancing.

A new era in hybrid and all-electric ship operation is getting underway in the German Baltic seaport of Kiel mid-year with the arrival of the first of a planned series of innovative…

Danish-German Scandlines will consider a second rotor sail plant for its hybrid ferry Berlin if experience with the just-installed system on sister ship Copenhagen proves positive, writes Tom Todd.

One of the most versatile cruisers in Germany’s sea rescue service DGzRS is undergoing extensive routine overhaul until about mid August in the Tamsen Maritim shipyard, writes Tom Todd.

Penryn, UK-based naval architect, Jack Gifford Marine Design Studio has designed the recently delivered 15m workcat, ‘Obervargh’ – the Cornish word for ‘work horse.’

Video shot during an autonomous drone inspection has been interpreted in real-time in a move that could lead to tank inspections becoming safer and more efficient.

An Atlantic salmon producer has placed an order for a new custom-built aquaculture workboat for its Scottish fisheries operations.

A new lifeboat has recently been delivered to Lagan Search and Rescue, a Water Rescue charity based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Port of Oslo has signed a contract to purchase a new hybrid escort and port surveillance boat for delivery early 2021.

The designers behind a new self-contained, in-water hullwashing plant say it will revolutionise and green traditional careening practices.

Offshore support company Van Stee Offshore has announced that its newest addition to the fleet, the DP2 MPSV ‘Zwerver I’ will be taken into service mid-June 2020.

The latest occupier of an established shipyard in Southampton, UK recently welcomed one of its first visitors for an extensive overhaul.

This newly launched 36 metre Service Accommodation Transfer Vessel (SATV) has been commissioned for the Formosa 1, Offshore Wind Farm Project in Taiwan.

UK crew transfer fleet operator Manor Renewable Energy has tweaked the interior design of one of its in-build vessels to allow crew and technicians to get the job done while adhering to…

The SMS Group in Southampton has delivered the new build to a Tuna farm operator in Malta in May.The SMS Group has an enviable reputation as specialists in ship repair, marine engineering…

A short-term loan of €5 million is helping insolvent German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft  (FSG) to prepare for a resumption of suspended shipbuilding activity this summer, writes Tom Todd.

An international marine and engineering consulting firm has developed a remote Dynamic Positioning (DP) inspection service to enable users to meet DP systems compliance more efficiently, quickly and cost effectively during the…