Shipyard News

‘Red Jet 6’, UK ferry company Red Funnel’s largest ever Hi-Speed passenger ferry is currently under construction at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The £6m aluminium catamaran is the first…

The Port of La Coruna on Spain’s exposed North Atlantic coast, has recently invested in its third Seaward-built Nelson 40 pilot boat, following earlier purchases of a Nelson 40 in 1996 and…

UK-based ship repairer Burgess Marine has partnered with Kent-based Mechanica Utilities to maximise the use of its Dover footprint and share the company’s workshop and fabrication facilities, nationally, across all nine of…

The Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has launched an ice class trailing suction hopper dredger for the Russian Port Agency, FSUE Rosmorport.

Netherlands-based Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has said farewell to Marco Polo, the 800 passenger cruise ship owned by Global Maritime and operated by Cruise & Maritime Voyages.

The Municipality and the Fire Department in Bergen, Norway have been strongly focused on the creation of a modern Fire Department, and it was with great joy that the citys newest Fire…

The Port of London Authority had a conundrum: they needed a vessel with a big pull yet shallow depth, packing heavy lift equipment while subject to air draft restrictions, capable of meeting…

The St. Petersburg based shipyard Sredne-Nevsky which is part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation has delivered the R1650 which is the first of the Rondo class fast patrol boats built to a…

The Port of Milford Haven’s three new pilot boats will be named ‘St Brides’, ‘St Govans’ and ‘St Davids’ following a public competition which attracted almost one hundred entries.

What is billed as Europe’s first ferry with LNG propulsion capability has started service in Germany after delays which officials acknowledged were expected and the result of a pioneering LNG technology mix.

Germany’s sea rescue service DGzRS has ordered three new 10.1m boats for delivery from 2017 as part of a modernisation programme to replace old units - some of which have been in…

All-weather lifeboats that put out from the shore or patrol the seas with the aim of rescuing people or vessels in distress tend to be relatively slow, with a top speed of…

US-based marine technology company Juliet Marine Systems, claims it has solved the technical challenge of controlling small waterplane area twin hull (SWATH) vessels at high speed.

Italian tug operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti has recently placed an order with the Damen Shipyards Group for two 2913 series ASD Tugs. Rimorchiatori Riuniti operates more than 100 vessels across a range of…

Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group unveiled the latest addition to its portfolio at Europort this year. Damen says its RHIB 1050 represents ‘the next generation in rigid hull inflatable boats’.

Hydrofoils Incorporated, a US-based 60-year innovator in high-speed marine design and technology, has successfully completed testing of a 1/8 scale version of their latest project, a hydrofoil which the company claims could…

A Sloveian company, Hovercraft, has developed type of inflatable boat that could provide a new concept for transporting contractors equipment and for flood rescue. The use of inflatable panels in the construction…