Shipyard News

An innovative automated hull and surface cleaner that could take the pain out of regular cleaning and reduce maintenance downtime for a number of vessels came all the way from Norway to…

The family owned tug company Herman Sr BV of Zwindrecht in the Netherlands is well known in the dredging and marine construction industries both in Europe and further afield.

No, it isn' t quite clairvoyance, but finding faults before they happen is almost as useful. And failing that, finding out what fault has just happened comes a good second. Marine hydraulics…

Pembroke Dock based Mustang Marine has delivered a new 16m aluminium pilot cutter to the Port of Tyne Authority. Collingwood was completed in time to appear on the floating pontoon at Seawork…

The ongoing restoration of the historic clipper ship Cutty Sark at Greenwich UK has received unlikely support from IT experts.

Mooney Boats Ltd of Co Donegal in Ireland has built the steel hull fish farm support vessel ' Johnny M' , which was designed by Seawork 2008 exhibitor Marine Design International and…

Falmouth UK based Bay Marine purchased the new vessel ‘ Cousin Jack’ to replace ‘ Redeemer’ last year.

Following the successes of the last financial year, the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) is again showing that the demand for its' facilities is still running at record highs.

UMC International recently took up the challenge to create a dry working environment around the giant support feet (spudcans) of a jack-up oil rig so that repairs could be undertaken on the…

While still under warranty, a three-month old, 260m long container ship developed a worrying oil leak from its stern tube seal. Antwerp based underwater repair specialist Hydrex was called all the way…

The world’ s largest charity hospital ship, which has been nominated ‘ Ship of the Year’ at this year’ s Lloyds List awards, was converted from a Danish rail ferry.

Following the dramatic explosion of the supply vessel Seamec II   last year at the Curacao Dry Dock Company (CDM), Alewijnse Marine Systems has signed a contract to refit the multipurpose vessel.

Germany’ s Meidericher Schiffswerft (MSW) in Duisburg, still going strong after 110 years in the business, has completed the latest in a series of complex small vessel re-engine projects.

All tug owners, especially those with many years of operational experience, have a highly developed insight into the requirements each new vessel must have to fulfil the needs of their own individual…

Macduff Shipyards Limited have recently completed their most prestigious order to date with the handing over of the Fisheries Research Vessel (FRV) ' Alba Na Mara' . The 27m steel vessel was…

Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord chose SPS Overlay to provide side shell protection for its trailing suction hopper dredger Volvox Iberia. The work was carried out in Ajman at a yard which…

The London Olympic Games in 2012 draw ever closer and British Waterways, the public corporation which manages more than 2,200 miles of canals and rivers in England, Scotland and Wales, is actively…

Ireland' s Sinbad Marine Services' new vessel was designed by Marine Design International (MDI) and built by Mooney Boats Ltd. Sinbad and Mooney are both based in Killybegs, Co. Donegal. Sinbad approached…

Ireland' s Safehaven Marine have just launched the first of class vessel to their latest design.

The series production of the latest Tamar Class lifeboats for the RNLI is continuing at a steady pace following the recent takeover of builders, DML Group, by Babcock Marine. In October the…