Shipyard News

Originally designed as a sightseeing vessel, the Europa Class catamaran Lady Iona was bought by Gordon Grant Marine from Mooney Boats Ltd in Ireland in late 2009.

After a busy 2009, Dutch ship repairer Oranjewerf Scheepsreparatie B.V. is gearing up for another busy year in 2010 and is hoping that the busy trend of the last few months is…

Ferguson Modular, a major supplier and manufacturer of offshore accommodation solutions for the energy industry around the world, has awarded a £3.2m contract for refit and refurbishment work on its new accommodation…

A series of fast response cutters being built for the US Coast Guard will be protected against hull corrosion and marine pipework bio-fouling with a system manufactured by UK based Cathelco Ltd.

Aberdeen based ship repair and maintenance specialist, Dales Marine Services, has expanded its operations on Scotland’s east coast with the lease of a dry dock at the Port of Leith and a…

A major incident was narrowly avoided following an early morning collision between two trawlers off the island of Senja in the Arctic north of Norway.

In early 2009 the Stockport UK headquartered Delta Power Group signed a contract with the French Ministry of Defence, the DGA (Direction Generale de l’Armement), for five pilot boats for operation in…

Striking the right balance between too much caution and over-optimism when it comes to ferry maintenance can be tricky, especially when faced with the kinds of service that run around the Shetland…

A small tender being built at the Damen Gorinchem yard in the Netherlands has just been fitted with a pipe antifouling device. It may seem commonplace, but Richard Woolley of Cathelco told…

Christmas celebrations were put on the backburner as staff from incident response specialists Braemar Howells worked round the clock to prevent a potential environmental disaster off the UK coast at Falmouth in…

It is nice to have a few positive signs amongst the economic gloom, and so the news that at least one company on Scotland’s east coast is doing rather nicely is welcome.…

‘RV Actinia’, a new research vessel for Scotland’s University Marine Biological Station, Millport (UMBSM) has been completed by Seaway Marine of Macduff.

Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has just launched ‘Izurdia’, an Interceptor 42 pilot boat for the Port of Bayonne in France.

The arrival of the tug SD Reliable at Portsmouth Naval base at the end of November represents a significant milestone in the contract between Damen Shipyards and Serco Marine Services for the…

Ireland’ s Mooney (Boats) Ltd has just delivered another newbuild catamaran, the  ‘ Ocean Cat’ , to Sinbad Marine Services Ltd of Killybegs, Co. Donegal in Ireland.

The long established, family owned business has named the vessel after managing director John McLoughlin Sr’s late wife. The Sally McLoughlin will operate in the Port of Larne, the Port of Belfast…

‘ These CSBs must be one of the most tough and versatile small workboat that has ever been built,’ Brian Clarke of Commercial Boat Services told MJ. ‘ They’ re not quite…

Nottinghamshire UK based Fine-Align focuses on getting vessels repaired and back into service in the shortest possible time by realigning and chocking line shafts, gearboxes, engines and other equipment.

With the UK seen as the world leader in wave and tidal power device development, Copper Development Association has taken steps to address the resulting demand for information on marine alloys possessing…

A brief news item in Tugs & Towing in July of this year reported the completion of Smit Panther, the first of Damen Shipyards’ new ASD Tug 3213 terminal tugs and the…