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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Wilhelmsen’s Marine Products division and thyssenkrupp aim to re-examine and optimize the production and delivery process of 3D printed spare parts for the maritime market.

29th September 2020

Joint venture for 3D printing marine spare parts

29th September 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Taiwanese Coast Guards (TCG) new 600t patrol boat features a powerful propulsion arrangement.

29th September 2020

Patrol boat with powerful propulsion

29th September 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A new Hybrid Propulsion Patrol Boat for the ‘117’ surveillance and public utility service has been officially delivered to the Guardia di Finanza (the Italian finance police) in the Venice Lagoon.

29th September 2020

Venice: where even the patrol boats look stylish

29th September 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A jack-up vessel is working close to shore off a Norfolk, UK beach collecting seabed data to shape the design of two major wind farms.

28th September 2020

Data collection marks wind farm progress

28th September 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Associated British Ports has announced the commencement of construction work to repair Swansea West Pier, which plays an important part in preventing coastal erosion in the City of Swansea.

28th September 2020

Pier repair will bring multiple port benefits

28th September 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Finnish maritime major Wärtsilä has won a contract for the delivery and integration engineering of two Retractable Thrusters and a Dynamic Positioning (DP) system for the CCGS Amundsen, a Canadian Coast Guard…

28th September 2020

Retractable thrusters for Coast Guard vessel

28th September 2020

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The UK’s Port of Sunderland has reported that it has performed two tandem lift projects in two days, using its pair of Liebherr 420 harbour mobile cranes.

28th September 2020

Two tandem lifts in two days

28th September 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A 100t crane has been successfully placed on a 17-piece ravestein pontoon at the ‘Unlocking the Severn’ project at Holt Weir, along the River Severn in Worcestershire, UK.

25th September 2020

100ft crane in place at River Severn project

25th September 2020

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

It’s a busy time for Seawork exhibitor Sea Sure, with over 200 SHOCK-WBV shock mitigation units currently in build at the company’s Warsash, UK premises.

25th September 2020

Large shock mitigation seats order

25th September 2020

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

As part of the £30 million subsea cable installation from the Scottish mainland to Orkney, by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), Pentland Ferries’ MV Pentalina was recently chartered by principal contractor,…

25th September 2020

Ferry saves the day for subsea cable project

25th September 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Stena is now developing a new type of energy storage using recycled automotive batteries to provide quick shoreside charging of electric ferries.

25th September 2020

Using recycled batteries in charging stations

25th September 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The managing director of a marine technology company has identified system integration as the most critical issue in developing safe and reliable electric drive systems.

24th September 2020

System integration key in tech development

24th September 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Star International has launched a new unmanned surface vessel based on a standard RIB hull that has been designed for use by shipping operators to help identify piracy threats writes Dag Pike.

24th September 2020

Unmanned piracy detection RIB

24th September 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Skeleton Technologies, a specialist in graphene-based ultra-capacitor energy storage, has partnered with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

24th September 2020

New battery could have 15-second charging

24th September 2020

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The North Lock at the Baltic entrance to the Kiel Canal is open for shipping again after an accident left both a lock gate and an incoming cargo ship in need of…

24th September 2020

Double repair job after Kiel Canal accident

24th September 2020

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) has completed the extensive overhaul and modernisation of a giant reserve lock gate from the nearby Kaiserschleuse, reports Tom Todd.

24th September 2020

German yard tackles giant lock gate renovation

24th September 2020

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Three new appointments have been announced within Barrus’s marine equipment division to support its growth in this area.

23rd September 2020

Barrus grows its marine equipment division

23rd September 2020

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Damen Shipyards Group has launched  a Marine Aggregates Dredger (MAD) 3500 at its Galati yard in Romania for heavy building materials supplier to the construction industry, Hanson UK.

23rd September 2020

Damen sidelines Covid for Hanson newbuild

23rd September 2020

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Land & Water is carrying out a contract to conduct dredging works at Thurrock on the River Thames.

23rd September 2020

Environmental dredging in UK growth zone

23rd September 2020

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging and offshore contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster has reported a strong operational first half of 2020 despite the impact of Covid 19.

23rd September 2020

Dredging giant is strong despite pandemic

23rd September 2020