Shipyard News

A GB£25m submarine training facility has opened in the UK to help train engineers to design, build and delivery complex submarine programmes.

System integrator Alewijnse Marine has completed electrical outfitting works on board DEME’s new and innovative subsea cable-layer ‘Living Stone’.

Vetus has expanded its range of stern gear equipment for small vessels with the introduction of the triple-lip ZWBH dripless shaft seal.

Kooiman Shipyard in the Netherlands has obtained Bureau Veritas Type Approval for its Stern Tube Aft Seal which it has been developing for several years.

UK ship repairer A&P Falmouth has experienced one of its busiest Autumn seasons on record, thanks to a flurry of ferry and commercial projects.

Swedish bearing manufacturer, SKF, has signed an agreement with Palumbo Shipyards, a refit and repair site in the Mediterranean, to provide high tech services and related products.

Damen Shipyards Group recently got to put an extra tick in its sustainability box due to an auction of left-over surplus materials.

Landau UK have won the contract from Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust to refit and refurbish one of the last remaining landing craft of its type.

The Fjords will add another all electric, zero emissions passenger vessel to its fleet, which it aims to operate in Olso – an entirely new operating area for the company.

UK hovercraft builder Griffon Hoverwork chose to launch its latest model at Chile’s Exponaval trade fair.