Shipyard News

Tenders are being invited by Hamburg early this year for a new generation of plug-in hybrid ferries which will be capable of later retrofitting with Hydrogen fuel cells, reports Tom Todd.

A 26m SUPA-SWATH wind farm support and crew transfer vessel will be built with a complex design to maximise efficiency.

German authorities have placed orders for two multi-purpose LNG fuelled special ships worth some €404 million and secured an option on a third, writes Tom Todd.

The keels have been laid in Holland on two modern, multi-role fire-fighting ships for service in Germany’s biggest and busiest universal port, reports Tom Todd.

DanPilot has purchased in total of 17 new pilot boats from Estonian Boatbuilder Baltic Workboats: Two 20-metre (Pilot 20 WP) boats for the harsher weather conditions at Skagen and Gedser and fifteen…

A French marine services provider working in offshore renewables, harbour and offshore towage is in the process of acquiring a new Neptune EuroTug.

The US branch of RIB builder Ribcraft has been awarded a major contract from the US Navy for 11 metre RIBs that will extend over 5 years writes Dag Pike.

Damen has been selected to provisionally supply at least four Multi-Purpose Combat Ship MKS 80 frigates to a European Navy.

A UK manufacturer best known for its racing dinghies has launched a ground breaking electric RIB, initially in leisure and coaching boat configurations, but a commercial version will soon follow.

A UK workboat builder is celebrating a decade of work in the innovative multirole vessel build concept.

SMS Southampton has completed a major dredger refit in ABPs Port of Southampton in the UK.

A shipyard in the Netherlands has delivered the first of two hybrid multi-purpose surveillance vessels to Blue Octagon/ Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

Three companies are working together to help deliver cost-effective, robust and proven IoT solutions to the maritime shipping industry.

Two out-of-season re-engining projects and a lengthening job have kept Germany’s Schiffswerft Diedrich even busier than usual this winter, reports Tom Todd.

One of Germany’s busiest research ships –the 56.5m Elisabeth Mann Borgese - was returning to duty in January after “comprehensive” technical maintenance, writes Tom Todd.

A trio of cruise ships from Fred Olsen dominated end-of-year repair, class and and overhaul activity at Hamburg’s Blohm + Voss Shipyard, writes Tom Todd.

A new series of engineering health checks and service work carried out by diesel power specialist Royston on deactivated marine engines has enabled an Azerbaijan offshore support vessel operator to bring laid-up…

Following a length extension of 4m, a re-power and an extensive refurbishment ‘Manor Initiative’ (formerly the ‘MPI Cervantes’), is currently undergoing sea trials at Manor Renewable Energy’s Portland facility.