Shipyard News

A senior manager at the British shipbuilder Cammell Laird has become one of the UK’s longest serving chief estimators after clocking up 60 years’ in the ship repair industry.

The Muskö and Docksta boatyards of the Swedish Docksta Group have just finalized a LTF (Life-Time-Extension) program for 27 combat boats for the Swedish Amphibious Corps.

Norway’s Havyard Group claims it has confirmed its position within the offshore wind power industry by delivering one of the world’s first purpose-built vessels for offshore windfarms; the fifth windfarm service vessel…

Southampton, UK-based ferry operator Red Funnel has placed an order with Wight Shipyard Ltd for a second 41 metre high-speed catamaran which will inject £7m into the Isle of Wight economy and…

Deltamarin Ltd has signed contracts with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for the basic design of deck outfitting and machinery for vessels to be built in the Finnish Navy’s billion Euro Squadron 2020…

A Scottish marine consultant and surveyor has appointed an industry expert to achieve growth for its new assurance division.

The prototype of a new class of “future-oriented”, eco-friendly port passenger ferries is now in service with leading Hamburg operator HADAG.

The hand-over this autumn of a second 25.65m pilot tender to American owners is the latest in a string of firsts marking a ground-breaking year at leading German SWATH and SWASH production…

A major feat of engineering has seen the stern section of the new Polar research vessel Sir David Attenborough leave one British shipyard for another in the next step of its construction.

Danish composite workboat specialist boatbuilder Tuco has delivered a 12-metre ProZero DC to Nelleman Survey A/S where it will serve as a platform for hydrographic surveys.