Shipyard News – Page 31
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NewsContract for hydrogen powered CTVs
Wind farm major Vattenfall has signed a contract with Windcat Workboats for the provision of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to service the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 offshore wind farm.
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NewsOffshore vessel equipped for bigger parts
Jan De Nul Group has ordered its third Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel with crane capacity of over 3,000t to enable it to handle increasingly larger offshore wind parts.
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NewsFirst Chartwell 24 for offshore wind sector
Seacat Services, has signed a multi-million-pound contract to build a new Chartwell 24 catamaran for deployment in the offshore wind sector.
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Anti-corrosive two coat system
Danish paint manufacturer Hempel is rolling out a highly flexible two-coat water repellent coating – Hempatop Repel 800.
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News3D printing maritime spare parts
Germany headquartered classification society DNV GL has been appointed as the lead researcher of the first phase of a new Singapore-based program to study the feasibility of additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, in the maritime industry.
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NewsFast turnaround for CTVs
Crew Transfer Vessels, the ‘MPI Cervantes’ and ‘MPI Cardenio’ have been purchased from Offshore Support Vessels BV for an undisclosed sum by Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) Ltd.
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Renolit film testing success
The fouling release film Renolit Dolphin S has now been successfully applied to a number of vessels and has obtained good results from submerged panel fouling tests
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NewsAnti-corrosion aerosol spray
Corrocoat, a UK based specialist in anti-corrosion coatings, has announced the release of a new aerosol-delivered surface tolerant coating system.
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NewsSerco vessel to become medical ship
A ship that previously belonged to Serco is expected to deliver over 2m medical consultations in its lifetime as the latest medical vessel for Edinburgh-based charity Vine Trust.
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NewsQuick turnaround bow thruster repair
Sliedrecht, Netherlands- based company Bakker Repair + Services has succeeded in repairing the bow thruster engine of a Stena Line ferry within a week after establishing the failure.
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Prostep and Napa joint co-operation project
A partnership between Prostep, the product lifecycle management (PLM) consulting and solutions company and Napa, a maritime software, services and data analysis provider, has successfully completed a ship design solution development project for Meyer Turku, one of the world’s leading shipbuilders.
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Hong Kong Convention boost
IMO''s treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling has received another boost as Japan has become the 10th country to become a Party to the Hong Kong Convention.
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NewsClass docking for Germany's versatile Capella
The German multi-purpose research and survey ship, Capella, was leaving Hamburg’s Norderwerft in April after more than two months of major class work and overhaul, writes Tom Todd.
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News3D printing PEEK plastics
FDM Digital Solutions, a UK Additive Manufacturing company has announced that it is bringing 3D printing of PEEK, (a high specification thermoplastic) into the UK marine industry.
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NewsIncat Crowther ferry with efficient design
Incat Crowther is constructing a 35m long catamaran passenger ferry for Samso Rederi that is optimised for high durability, low maintenance and efficient operation.
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New Production Manager at Norco
Norco – a Dorset based composite manufacturer, has appointed James Luby as the new Production Manager at their dedicated composites manufacturing centre.
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NewsElectrical refits in French yard
SeaKing Electrical has completed a series of upgrades to three DFDS ferries at Damen Dunkerque Shipyard in France.
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NewsAppledore on the market
Property consultancy JLL has been appointed to market the Appledore Shipyard site in Devon, UK, which is now available following expiry of the existing lease.
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NewsDSV mechanical overhaul
Work on overhauling diesel engines on what has been called one of the most advanced diving support vessels in the world, has been completed by power specialist Royston.
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NewsSemi-autonomous hybrid explorers
New company Arksen is developing, building and supporting semi-autonomous, hybrid explorer vessels, responsibly designed from the ground up to have the least impact on the environment and take adventurers to the most inaccessible corners of the world’s oceans.
