Vessel Launches
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‘Wind of Change’
13/11/2018‘Wind of Change’ is the latest windfarm support vessel to be added to the fleet of French operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, writes Dag Pike. READ more
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More than just a border guard
30/10/2018Estonia’s new 45m hybrid powered Police and Border Guard patrol boat is a surprising example of true vessel multifunctionality at work writes Jake Frith. READ more
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New concept in wind farm daughter craft
08/10/2018A new design of offshore wind farm daughter craft has been delivered by the iXblue shipyard in France reports Dag Pike. READ more
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Innovative propulsion testbed
20/08/2018UK marine propulsion specialist company Teignbridge has recently launched ‘HRV1’, a unique catamaran for physical testing and rapid prototyping. READ more
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Damen’s new RSD Tug not just another ASD
21/06/2018As part of its European tour, Damen’s new Reversed Stern Drive Tug Innovation was presented to the press recently in Southampton. READ more
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Cross-border role for new survey boat
20/04/2018The hydrographic survey boat 'Harmonie' has gone into service with the new Dutch-Belgian North Sea Port. Tom Todd takes a look at this first-in-class newbuild. READ more
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Shipyard De Hoop delivers ‘Amadeus Queen’
12/04/2018Shipyard De Hoop has recently delivered its fifteenth river cruise vessel to Lüftner Cruises. Named ‘Amadeus Queen’, the new vessel follows the award-winning model of the Amadeus Silver ships, but offers further innovative developments READ more
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‘FPV Catrin’, Wales’ latest fisheries patrol boat
12/03/2018Welsh Assembly Cabinet Secretary Lesley Griffiths gave Wales’ fisheries patrol team a major boost when she launched the Welsh Government’s latest high speed patrol boat in March. READ more
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Med Marine delivery to Arpaş
01/03/2018Turkey’s Med Marine has taken delivery of a powerful ASD built by Ereğli Shipyard: a Med Marine Group company. Peter Barker takes a closer look at this latest in a series. READ more
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Dockstavarvet pilot boats for the Elbe
05/01/2018‘P/V Dithmarschen’, the first of two 28-metre Pilot Boats for the German Generaldirektion fuer Wasserstrassen und Schifffahrt was delivered before Christmas by commercial marine boatbuilders Dockstavarvet of Sweden. READ more