Shipyard News

UK ship repairer A&P Falmouth has experienced one of its busiest Autumn seasons on record, thanks to a flurry of ferry and commercial projects.

Swedish bearing manufacturer, SKF, has signed an agreement with Palumbo Shipyards, a refit and repair site in the Mediterranean, to provide high tech services and related products.

Damen Shipyards Group recently got to put an extra tick in its sustainability box due to an auction of left-over surplus materials.

Landau UK have won the contract from Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust to refit and refurbish one of the last remaining landing craft of its type.

The Fjords will add another all electric, zero emissions passenger vessel to its fleet, which it aims to operate in Olso – an entirely new operating area for the company.

UK hovercraft builder Griffon Hoverwork chose to launch its latest model at Chile’s Exponaval trade fair.

A second Type 2020 passenger boat has joined leading Hamburg port operator HADAG, writes Tom Todd.

The German lifeboat service DGzRS has taken its latest 20m Class sea rescue cruiser into operation writes Tom Todd.

Netherlands-based naval architecture firm C-Job has signed a strategic partnership with US-based Naval architecture firm Glosten.

South African Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) builder Gemini Marine has announced Berthon as its sole UK & Ireland dealer for its range of military, rescue, commercial and leisure RIBs.

The largest ever LNG high-speed catamaran is being built at the Armon Gijón shipyard in Spain for Spanish ferry operator Baleària.

Scotland’s energy minister, Paul Wheelhouse MSP, recently took a demonstration tour aboard the ‘Sea Puffin’, the world’s first offshore wind daughter craft based on Surface-Effect-Ship technology.

Finland-based boatbuilder Weldmec Marine has, together with its Norwegian partner Martec AS, signed a contract for the delivery of a specially equipped boat to the Governor of the Svalbard archipelago in Northern…

Netherlands shipbuilder Royal IHC has been awarded the KNVTS Ship of the Year award for the 8,400m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Scheldt River’, designed and built for Belgian dredging concern DEME.

Blyth Catamarans has launched an 18m survey vessel featuring a moon pool, dive lift and survey station for Swansea University.

Goodchild Marine Services Limited has been awarded a contract to build a fast and fuel-efficient ORC pilot boat for Associated British Ports (ABP) to be used at the Port of Lowestoft.

Mainstay Marine Solutions has been awarded a contract from STS Defence to build, fabricate and outfit the integrated communications masts for the British Royal Navy’s first three Type 26, City Class frigates.

Ferguson Marine Engineering (FMEL) has secured a contract to build what is believed to be the world’s first self-propelled air cushion barge for Mangistau ACV Solutions Ltd, part of the CMI Offshore…

Cheetah Marine has designed and built a second dive and patrol vessel for specialist police operations.

‘MJ’ took a trip over the Solent to check progress on MBNA Thames Clippers’ new 38m high speed catamaran in build at Wight Shipyard.