Shipyard News

What is claimed to be the world’s first daughter craft based on surface-effect-ship (SES) technology has kicked off two months of sea trials at Horns Rev 1 and 2 wind farms.

Coulam’s new V29 harnesses both the stability and accessibility of the yards previous designs, the new boat making its debut at Seawork 2018.

Ian Darley has had a busy year since Seawork 2017, with two refits and a pair of newbuilds in the water.

Ulstein Verft has signed a new contract to design and build a service operation vessel to support the maintenance work of GE Renewable Energy at the German windfarm Merkur Offshore.

Red Funnel’s new hi-speed British ferry has been named Red Jet 7 by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall at a prestigious ceremony in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.

EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) in north Germany has introduced the Dutch-built 37.5m multi-purpose Emswind into wind farm service in the North Sea and Baltic, reports Tom Todd.

Initial experience with the new, eco-friendly, hybrid battery and diesel drive on Germany’s new Wadden Sea taxi catamaran Liinsand  is reported very positive, writes Tom Todd.

The Norwegian-built high-speed ferry Adler Cat has gone into North Sea island service as the fastest ship in the fleet of new owner, Adler- Schiffe, reports Tom Todd.

A new pilot transfer boat has gone into operation in Germany’s busy Elbe Estuary and officials say it will make life easier and safer for hundreds of local pilots, reports Tom Todd.

Denmark’s Tuco Marine has recently delivered a highly efficient 11 metre crewboat to Emilsen Fisk in Rørvik, Norway.

Dorset, UK-based Norco Composites has invested in a larger spray booth and a new cutting & kitting machine, to enable the company to increase productivity in line with the growing demand from…

A team of underwater welding technicians from Belgian company Hydrex was recently mobilised to Dakar, where a 225m drill ship needed urgent repair.

Maritime firm Intermarine UK is driving national interest in South Dorset’s marine and engineering sectors after visiting the Minister for Business and Industry Richard Harrington MP in the House of Commons.

A major milestone in the build of the UK’s state-of-the-art polar research ship was reached in July when the 129-metre long, 10,000 tonne hull of the ‘RRS Sir David Attenborough’ was launched…

Holyhead Marine’s latest 16m Pilot Boat has been delivered to Forth Ports at its facility at Granton near Edinburgh.

Two specialist Bremerhaven ship repair and service companies have merged, closing what they see as a service gap in the global market for mobile repair and maintenance”, writes Tom Todd.

At 20 metres in length ‘San Gottardo’ is one of the smallest ships exploring the waters of the Arctic reports Dag Pike.

As part of its European tour, Damen’s new Reversed Stern Drive Tug Innovation was presented to the press recently in Southampton.

The French company A2V which exhibited its revolutionary air assisted catamaran at Seawork two years ago has recently delivered a version that will link the town of Evian on Lake Geneva in…

Germany’s North Sea and Baltic accident and emergency fleet was temporarily halved recently when two of its four standby pollution control ships were in for repairs at the same time, reports Tom…