Shipyard News – Page 35
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NewsGermans expand sea rescue cruiser fleet
The German lifeboat service DGzRS has taken its latest 20m Class sea rescue cruiser into operation writes Tom Todd.
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NewsC-Job US expansion
Netherlands-based naval architecture firm C-Job has signed a strategic partnership with US-based Naval architecture firm Glosten.
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NewsGemini UK dealership
South African Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) builder Gemini Marine has announced Berthon as its sole UK & Ireland dealer for its range of military, rescue, commercial and leisure RIBs.
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NewsLargest LNG high-speed catamaran
The largest ever LNG high-speed catamaran is being built at the Armon Gijón shipyard in Spain for Spanish ferry operator Baleària.
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NewsSES demonstration run
Scotland’s energy minister, Paul Wheelhouse MSP, recently took a demonstration tour aboard the ‘Sea Puffin’, the world’s first offshore wind daughter craft based on Surface-Effect-Ship technology.
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NewsSvalbard fast patrol
Finland-based boatbuilder Weldmec Marine has, together with its Norwegian partner Martec AS, signed a contract for the delivery of a specially equipped boat to the Governor of the Svalbard archipelago in Northern Norway.
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NewsInnovative dredger awarded
Netherlands shipbuilder Royal IHC has been awarded the KNVTS Ship of the Year award for the 8,400m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Scheldt River’, designed and built for Belgian dredging concern DEME.
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NewsBlyth Catamarans launch 18m survey vessel
Blyth Catamarans has launched an 18m survey vessel featuring a moon pool, dive lift and survey station for Swansea University.
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News‘Wind of Change’
‘Wind of Change’ is the latest windfarm support vessel to be added to the fleet of French operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsGoodchild pilot boat for ABP’s Lowestoft
Goodchild Marine Services Limited has been awarded a contract to build a fast and fuel-efficient ORC pilot boat for Associated British Ports (ABP) to be used at the Port of Lowestoft.
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NewsMainstay wins communications masts contract
Mainstay Marine Solutions has been awarded a contract from STS Defence to build, fabricate and outfit the integrated communications masts for the British Royal Navy’s first three Type 26, City Class frigates.
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NewsFMEL to build air cushion barge
Ferguson Marine Engineering (FMEL) has secured a contract to build what is believed to be the world’s first self-propelled air cushion barge for Mangistau ACV Solutions Ltd, part of the CMI Offshore Ltd Group.
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NewsSecond Cheetah police patrol vessel built
Cheetah Marine has designed and built a second dive and patrol vessel for specialist police operations.
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NewsClipper build progresses
‘MJ’ took a trip over the Solent to check progress on MBNA Thames Clippers’ new 38m high speed catamaran in build at Wight Shipyard.
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NewsInnovative dry dock with inflatable buoyancy
Unique Group’s Buoyancy & Ballast division has recently facilitated a high-profile dry dock project in Romania, involving the supply and operation of 840t of Seaflex inflatable buoyancy.
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NewsMore than just a border guard
Estonia’s new 45m hybrid powered Police and Border Guard patrol boat is a surprising example of true vessel multifunctionality at work writes Jake Frith.
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NewsUK ferry converted into a Thames party boat
A UK passenger ferry has been converted to begin a new life as party boat on the Thames River in London.
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NewsDP1 equipped EuroCarrier 2611
UK-based marine services company Stewart Marine has contracted Neptune Marine in The Netherlands to build a new EuroCarrier 2611, which is to be named ‘Viking Energy’.
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NewsOnboard paint maintenance e-learning modules
Paint and coating supplier Jotun has partnered with e-learning provider Seagull Maritime to develop a set of e-learning modules on the theme of onboard paint maintenance, with emphasis on in-service treatments.
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NewsThirty workboats all in one place
Netherlands shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Gorinchem has hosted the Damen group’s third annual Workboat Festival, bringing together over 200 customers, media and industry partners.
