Shipyard News

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

German shipyard Meyer Werft has announced what it calls a breakthrough in its entry to the growing offshore converter platform business.

5th December 2023

Meyer Werft breaks into offshore converter manufacturing

5th December 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Space rockets will be transported on a carrier built by workboat builder Neptune Marine, which has won an award for the vessel.

15th November 2023

Neptune builds Ariane 6 rocket-transport ship

15th November 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Tersan Shipyard has acquired Norway’s Havyard Leirvik Shipyard in a strategic move to strengthen its position both in Northern Europe and the global shipbuilding market.

13th November 2023

Norwegian yard acquisition for Tersan

13th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

C-Job Naval Architects and Meyer Group have entered into a strategic partnership which sees Meyer acquiring a 50% stake in C-Job.

31st October 2023

Meyer partners C-Job in strategic market move

31st October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Boskalis has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilding company Royal IHC to build a large state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredger.

30th October 2023

Boskalis inks Dutch TSHD deal

30th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new consortium has been set up to expand services for offshore wind developers in Europe.

23rd October 2023

Two hybrid CSOVs ordered for European waters

23rd October 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Almost half of the ship owners surveyed by Hamburg shipping trade fair organiser SMM did not think IMO emissions targets could be hit.

20th October 2023

IMO targets cannot be hit, say 46% of ship owners

20th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Another 15m Interceptor 48 pilot boat has been launched for operations in Morocco, making it the fourth one for Svitzer by Safehaven Marine.

20th October 2023

VIDEO: New pilot boat navigates Storm Agnes on launch

20th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

With its location on the Moray Firth in Aberdeenshire, it will be no surprise that Macduff Ship Design describes fishing vessels as “the foundation on which the company was built”.

13th October 2023

Tug order boost for Macduff

13th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A ‘made in Sicily’ Ropax ferry that will transport passengers between Sicily and the islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria will be built by Italian vessel builder Fincantieri.

12th October 2023

Fincantieri wins Sicily ferry build contract

12th October 2023

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

When Harland & Wolff CEO John Wood took the helm at the historic but failing Belfast shipyard in 2019, he was greeted by around 70 workers standing outside the gates, with little…

11th October 2023

Interview: Harland & Wolff CEO John Wood

11th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The keel laying of a new hybrid maintenance support vessel for Briggs Marine has taken place.

29th September 2023

Keel laying of ‘game-changing’ CTV

29th September 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The latest news emerging from Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd demonstrates its truly global presence, which includes recent deliveries from shipyards in east and southeast Asia.

14th September 2023

Robert Allan designs reach further afield

14th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Newport Shipping has used London Shipping Week to launch a company that will design and build eight crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the offshore wind market.

12th September 2023

Newport Shipping launches CTV design & build firm

12th September 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

German engineering firm Applied New Technologies (ANT AG) has produced an abrasive waterjet suspension system for cutting steel on obsolete ships.

7th September 2023

Waterjet technology cleans up ship recycling

7th September 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An explosion at a Turkish shipyard in the well-known shipbuilding area of Tuzla killed one worker and injured another on Monday, Turkish and other media have reported. According to the Bianet media…

23rd August 2023

Explosion kills worker at Tuzla shipyard

23rd August 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Turkey’s Med Marine has reported progress with orders for three Robert Allan Ltd RAstar 2800 tugs for operators in Ireland, Germany and Libya.

22nd August 2023

Series success for Med Marine

22nd August 2023

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

While there is no question that fire poses a huge threat to ships and boats at sea, the risks ashore are perhaps less known. As with any active construction site, there are…

31st July 2023

Fire danger lurks in shipyards as well as vessels

31st July 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Just eight years ago, Rebel Marine was hiring out kayaks and paddleboards from a waterside yard on the Isle of Wight.

16th June 2023

From kayaks to crane barges

16th June 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A historic shipyard with a long past including building ships for the Soviet Union has announced it will bring itself up to date with a major modernisation project.

24th May 2023

Peene-Werft initiates modernisation project

24th May 2023