Shipyard News

The focus is on safety and the environment in the design and operation of a second island ferry just ordered to Germany’s stringent ‘Blauer Engel’ standards from Neptun Werft in Rostock.

The US division of naval architects Incat Crowther has announced the delivery of ‘Alya McCall’, the first vessel in a fleet of new class monohull Fast Support Vessels (FSV) for Seacor Marine.

UK-based naval architect Colin Silvester has come up with a small cruising vessel concept to reignite enthusiasm in the coastal cruise; once a cornerstone activity in any British seaside holiday.

Three of Germany’s most prominent research vessels have called at shipyards in Bremerhaven and Stralsund for their latest routine overhauls and repairs.

Now approaching 60, the German museum ship Bleichen will soon complete extensive restoration at Hamburg’s Norderwerft – its first major overhaul since being saved from scrapping in 2007.

According to Croatia-headquartered Cortec its new VpCI-426 Descaler/Rust Remover will remove corrosion, scale and naturally occurring oxides from iron, carbon and stainless steel, copper, aluminum, magnesium and their alloys.

US-based Brush Research Manufacturing says its Flex-Hone Tool, played a small but important, role in one of the largest engineering feats in marine history – the raising of the shipwrecked ‘Costa Concordia’.

UK company Versadock has developed a modular pontoon system that has a wide variety of applications as both portable and permanent piers, bridges and boat docks which are in use around the…

According to Finnish boatbuilder Marine Alutech, its new Watercat M18 AMC combat support service vessel (CSSV) is the most advanced version of landing craft it has ever built.

Norwegian operator, Umoe Mandal, has purchased six External Panorama Pantograph heavy duty windscreen wipers from UK based DuroWipers to equip a newbuild Surface Effect Ship (SES).

It might sound simple: having one capable, well-worked vessel, Netherlands-based DUC Marine went about designing another. However, the ‘Solution’ has had to resolve some conflicting demands.

Europe’s first LNG ferry is on track for service from October as Germany’s maritime industry urges Berlin to do more to promote investment in LNG as an alternative fuel in shipping.

What is described as the most advanced river excursion boat ever to enter service in the Czech Republic is drawing a lot of praise in Prague - along with the predecessor that…

Britain’s largest independent ship repairer Burgess Marine has secured a substantial winter refit on-board Lord Sugar’s new Superyacht, ‘MY Lady A’, at its ship lift facility in Portchester.

Australian naval architecture company Incat Crowther has announced the delivery of ‘Wavelength 4’, a 19m aluminium catamaran tour vessel claimed by its operator to be “the cleanest tour vessel on the Great…

Willard Marine of California, USA, a 56-year-old builder of composite and aluminium boats, has received an order to supply the Ukrainian navy with four aluminium patrol boats, with an option for a…

According to a study using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the fitting of a transom mounted Hull Vane from Netherlands-based Van Oossanen Naval Architects could save up to 12.5% in fuel costs in…

Swedish anti-vibration specialist Trelleborg has launched two new marine engine mounts – the high deflection (HD) Cushyfloat and the mini HD Cushyfloat – to provide improved vibration isolation and passenger comfort on…

Paramount Group, the African based global defence group and UK-based hovercraft builders Griffon Hoverwork Ltd have signed a cooperative agreement, revealing a number of global projects that will bring British hovercraft capability…

Netherlands system integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems and dredging and marine contractor Van Oord have signed a long-term service level agreement covering the Van Oord cable-laying vessels ‘Nexus’ and ‘HAM601’. The contract was…