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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

As first reported in last month’s ‘Maritime Journal’, the UKs Burgess Marine has supplemented its established shiprepair business and Trafalgar Yacht Management subsidiary by moving into new build with the acquisition of…

13th October 2014

Burgess expands into new build

13th October 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Drydocks World, an international service provider to the maritime, oil, gas, and energy sectors, has signed an agreement with Petrofac to build the BorWin3 high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platform in…

13th October 2014

Convertor platform go-ahead

13th October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

United Kingdom Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has unveiled a new Manifesto – Ports4Prosperity – in a bid to ensure UK ports get the government support they need.

13th October 2014

Manifesting support for UK ports

13th October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the first ASD tug 2810 in a four-vessel contract with ARC Towage, which will be used to provide gas terminal berthing services in Trinidad and Tobago.

10th October 2014

Damen tug leaves for Trinidad

10th October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

US-based The Maritime Aquarium has christened a US$2.7m hybrid-electric catamaran – said to be the only research vessel in the world running on hybrid-electric propulsion.

9th October 2014

US$2.7m hybrid-powered catamaran christened

9th October 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply waterjets for two Spanish Police Guardia Civil 20m Patrol boats in Spain. These vessels will be built by Astilleros Gondan Shipyard.

9th October 2014

Jet propulsion for Spanish police patrol vessels

9th October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

DP World London Gateway has won the ‘Construction and Engineering Project of the Year’ award at the UK’s national Transport Awards 2014.

9th October 2014

UK transport project of the year

9th October 2014

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has extended its useful ‘Facts About’ series by making a new download available referencing backhoe dredgers.

9th October 2014

IADC adds to Facts About series

9th October 2014

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A German court decided earlier this month to delay the deepening and widening of the navigation channel of the Lower and Outer Elbe into the Port of Hamburg.

9th October 2014

Further delay for Elbe dredging

9th October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UKs Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is looking into why 14 yachts moored outside Medway Yacht Club in Kent were struck and badly damaged by a dredger passing too close by…

8th October 2014

Dredger strikes moored yachts

8th October 2014