Shipyard News

UK naval architects Chartwell Marine and America’s Cup team spin out company BAR Technologies, will now work together to offer a range of foil stabilised monohulls to serve Round III windfarms.

An Australian boat builder has delivered a new 8m long offshore line handling vessel powered by a 320Hp Mercury diesel 4.2L engine to a marine logistics company.

According to a Netherlands boatbuilder and vessel operator the Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) is emerging as a more mobile, efficient, flexible, safe, reliable and cost-effective solution for near-shore and offshore work.

Netherlands shipyard TABmarine has announced a contract for the new building of two flattop barges for UK based Osprey Ltd., a heavy transport and offshore energy logistics company.

Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondán S.A. has started the construction of two CSOVs (Commissioning Service Operation Vessels) for the offshore wind market.

Shipbuilders in Europe are taking steps to resume operations following shutdowns due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Having tested two Hull Vanes on the lead vessels in a series of police patrol vessels of two types, Damen Shipyards has now ordered four more.

A stabilizer system for workboats using a canting, air filled bulb keel has been claimed to potentially allow 40 days more per year of offshore operations in rough weather.

Denmark’s Viking Life-Saving Equipment has won an order from the Hellenic Navy for 11 of its METIS RIBs.