Shipyard News

A prominent German coastal ferry operator is taking delivery of one new eco-friendly monohull ferry while placing an order for a very different new catamaran.

According to Chris Arnold of ICEE Managed Services, UK hovercraft manufacturer Griffon Hoverwork has found that outsourcing its metal plate cutting has brought a range of benefits.

Acta Marine and Ulstein Verft have announced that the Ulstein SX195 hull of Acta Marine’s new Walk-to-Work vessel ‘Acta Auriga’ has now safely arrived for fitting out at Ulstein Verft AS Norway…

US commercial marine specialist naval architect C. Fly Marine Services is currently reporting new growth with the addition of its new production ready Aluminium Patrol and Utility Boat series.

The GRP Division of the Spanish Gondan shipyard has built four Eco Fast ferries with a capacity for 350 passengers for Baleària shipping company with the first of them launched in early…

The construction of Red Funnel’s new £7m high-speed passenger ferry is rapidly taking shape at Wight Shipyard Co on the Isle of Wight.

Piriou has set up companies on La Reunion island and in Senegal to expands its global services.

A 30m passenger ferry for operation in the Seychelles is the first vessel to feature Australian boatbuilder and designer Incat Crowther’s innovative new generation propeller tunnel.

For the past two years Damen has been conducting a review of Computational Fluid Dynamics technology and its applications in the maritime industry, and the ‘Gone With the Wind’ strand of this…

Ahead of the recent Europort exhibition, Kooiman Shipyard conducted river trials on the ‘RPA 8’, the new patrol vessel of the Port of Rotterdam.

Merseyside, UK marine welding and fabrication firm Wren Engineering has manufactured a series of specialist boat cradles to store and transport high-speed military workboats.

Avon Marine has introduced a tender that is powered by an electric motor in what is thought to be a pioneering development for a small RIB.

Osbit Ltd, the offshore engineering and technology company, has been awarded a project to deliver an innovative boat landing and access system. This innovative system will be fitted to a Gulf Marine…

Southampton Marine Services has delivered its latest workboat, the 20.45 metre ‘Svitzer Merlin’, to global marine towage operator Svitzer.

The slipping capability at Pembroke Dock has been nearly doubled with the introduction of a new trolley recovery system.

A multi-mission, high-speed vessel has been launched with safety features throughout.

Sanmar Shipyards’ recent delivery and subsequent naming of the ASD tug ‘Svitzer Adira’ makes an interesting addition to Svitzer’s fleet in the UK port of Southampton and is worthy of a closer…

A Dutch electrical and automation expert has been awarded an electrical power package contract for an DP3 offshore installation vessel.

French shipyard Alumarine has delivered a passenger catamaran that will operate on Mediterranean waters. This yard has built a number of passenger vessels and specialises in catamarans which offer better stability and…