Shipyard News

Two inland motor ships have been lengthened this Autumn at the J Braun Schiffswerft at Speyer on the Rhine as the demand for revamped waterway tonnage continues to attract shipping customers to…

Two semi-submersible barges are being converted into self propelled heavy lift transport vessels for Fairmount Heavy Transport NV, an associated company of Rotterdam based towage contractor Fairmount Marine BV. When the conversions…

Antwerp based Hydrex was called out to Mexico to prepare the loading of a large accommodation platform on to a heavy lift carrier vessel.

The University of Southampton s School of Ocean & Earth Science has taken delivery of the new research vessel RVCallista , which is to be based at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton…

Marine component refurbishment, whether emergency or routine, demands the very highest of standards. Speed of response, efficiency and value for money are qualities sought by ship owners and their representatives worldwide.

With the only dry dock in Wales remaining in full time operation, Milford Haven Ship Repairers offers the only such facility between Falmouth and Liverpool. The yard receives a variety of work,…

When BP Shipping decided to establish their own three tug fleet at their refinery and terminal at Coryton in the Thames Estuary they chose an established and well developed design from Damen…

Since the development of Fleetwood, from around 1830, a ferry has operated across the River Wyre to Knott End on Sea. The early ferries were powered by oar or sail. In 1892…

Turkish tug owner and shipbuilder Sanmar Denizcilik Makine ve Ticaret Ltd are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year and continue to forge ahead, with news of a healthy order book and a…

Reading UK based Marine Ventures Ltd make their first appearance at Seawork this year, where they will be introducing Straub pipe joining technology, which offers low stress, progressive sealing of Cunifer tubes…

One of the larger work vessels on show at Seawork is VoeViking , the latest addition to the fleet of Shetland based Delta Marine Ltd . The company are experienced operators of…

The 21m LOA ferry Totnes Castle has just been launched from Voyager Yachts at Millbrook UK after repair and conversion works which enable the vessel to leave its past life in salt…

Eurospray Systems Ltd travels from Loughborough UK to make a first appearance at Seawork , where it will show the Wiwa Magnum high performance airless spray pump which has been designed for…

Germanys biggest light-ship, the 62-year-old Elbe 1- Burgermeister OSwald , has been given an overhaul and spruce-up at small shipyard Peters Schiffbau in north Germany.