Shipbuilding

VESSELS

VESSELS

Saint Pierre and Miquelon’s new JANOT catamaran has reached structural completion during a milestone AISTER shipyard visit

3rd September 2026

AISTER reaches JANOT hull milestone

3rd September 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Addressing future skills shortages in artificial intelligence, robotics and automation is essential to the future of the shipbuilding sector, according to a new report by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), operated by the University of Strathclyde and based at…

20th February 2025

Report highlights skills gaps in shipbuilding

20th February 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Spanish shipbuilding trade fair Navalia is preparing to open its doors on May 21.

9th April 2024

Spanish shipbuilding conference and expo looms

9th April 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards has unveiled a compact tug to indicate how gradual changes in the vessels being assisted have influenced shiphandling tug design.

6th June 2023

Introducing a new compact tug from Damen

6th June 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Tersan Shipyard Inc has launched a new Arctic Freezer Trawler bound for the Faroe Islands

16th May 2022

Newbuild arctic freezer trawler launch

16th May 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A Spanish engineering firm has acquired new technology to help shipbuilders construct ‘silent’ vessels

8th February 2022

Building silent vessels

8th February 2022

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A quiet news period allows room for a more detailed look at two tug deliveries and one order of interest reported in recent weeks, both with European involvement.

31st January 2022

Tug delivery and order round-up (February 2022)

31st January 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers is building the UK’s first hybrid high speed passenger ferries, set to launch in London in autumn 2022 and spring 2023.

18th January 2022

Hybrid and high-speed ferries take design and lightweighting skills to the extreme

18th January 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As Director of Products for Damen’s Workboats Division, Joost Mathôt is playing a key role in driving the Netherlands-headquartered shipyard group into a sustainable future.

14th January 2022

The Big Conversation: Damen

14th January 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Composites company Hexcel, has announced the successful completion of a 34m HexPly carbon fibre prepreg mast for the evaluation stage of a commercial sail power project.

12th January 2022

Carbon prepregs for Silenseas mast

12th January 2022

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

This month’s review includes five vessel deliveries and one order all with European connections and reflecting the popularity of standard designs from established shipyards specialising in tugs and workboats.

4th January 2022

Tug delivery and order round-up (January 2022)

4th January 2022

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

French shipyard Piriou has just signed with Vedettes De Brehat for the order of two 26m aluminium passenger vessels dedicated to service Bréhat island- North Brittany.

21st December 2021

Breton build

21st December 2021

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

French shipbuilder Piriou has purchased former Romanian subcontractor ATG, establishing Piriou ATG Romania as a 100% group subsidiary.

13th December 2021

French shipbuilder’s Romanian expansion

13th December 2021