Shipyard News – Page 36
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NewsNew concept in wind farm daughter craft
A new design of offshore wind farm daughter craft has been delivered by the iXblue shipyard in France reports Dag Pike.
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NewsHydrogen diesel injection system pilot
UK funding agency Innovate UK has granted £430,332 of funding to design and integrate a hydrogen diesel dual fuel injection system onboard a commercial ferry for the first time.
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NewsSMS invests in paint coatings and hydraulics
UK-based SMS has identified opportunities nationally and invested in new technology, plant and equipment to boost its competivity.
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News12 metre commercial D-tube RIB
Italian workboat builder Stem Marine has expanded its range upwards with the introduction of a new 12 metre design that is adaptable for many patrol and emergency roles.
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NewsElectric drive for Sealegs amphibian
Sealegs, the New Zealand- based manufacturer of amphibious boats has finally made the move over to electric propulsion for its land driving wheels.
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NewsSea Bubble hydrofoil prototype
Now being tested in the River Seine in Paris is the all-electric Sea Bubble, a 5 metre hydrofoil craft designed as the water taxi of the future, reports Dag Pike.
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NewsArctic role
Northern Ireland based Redbay Boats has received another order to supply a passenger RIB for operation in Svalbard in the High Arctic reports Dag Pike.
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NewsGraphene coating additive shows promising results
Earlier in 2018 Applied Graphene Materials (AGM) launched its latest dispersion range – the Genable 3000 series.
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NewsFirst Goodchild pilot boat export for Dublin
Leading UK boat builder Goodchild Marine Services Limited has secured a contract with Dublin Port Company to construct a new 17m pilot boat.
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NewsVersatile repair mix for German yard
Two island supply boats and a research ship were among the varied and regular mix of specialist workboats in for repair or maintenance this autumn at Germany’s Diedrich Werft, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsRebuild of the Research Vessel ‘Heraclitus’
A remarkable ship, a 25 metre ferro-cement Chinese junk rigged vessel, is in the midst of a total rebuild from keel on up.
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NewsVIP opening for amphibious hoist
On a recent visit to workboat builders and servicing specialists Mainstay Marine, the Welsh Cabinet Sectary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths unveiled the company’s latest edition; its 160t boat hoist.
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NewsNeptune to build salmon delousing barge
Canadian salmon farm company Cermaq Canada has contracted Netherlands workboat builder Neptune Marine to build a new salmon delousing barge.
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NewsAquaculture workboat order success
Following a process instigated with an introduction at Seawork International 2017, UK shipyard SMS has won a contract to build a new 24m aquaculture vessel for a tuna farm operator in Malta.
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NewsSMM gong for carbon battery cruiser
‘Future of The Fjords’, a revolutionary all electric passenger vessel, has won the Ship of the Year 2018 award at SMM in front of a large, international audience.
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NewsMore than economy: Hull Vane installation on RPA-8
The savings from the Hull Vane were designed into the latest patrol and inspection boat for the Port of Rotterdam “from the very beginning”.
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NewsPortuguese shipyard reports activity surge
Portugal’s Naval Rocha shipyard has experienced a surge in activity in the opening half of 2018 after delivering a series of drydock, wet basin and pier-side projects.
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NewsSpecialist vessel for Danube river
A new vessel, built by MTG Dolphin for the highly trafficked Danube river was delivered in mid-August to the shipowner - the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube river.
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NewsAmphibious ferry for West Wales
After an absence of almost 60 years, the reinstatement of the ferry service between Llansteffan and Ferryside on the Tywi estuary in West Wales has taken a step forward this week with the award of the boat building contract.
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NewsGrowing a diverse capability cluster at Portland
Portland, after suffering a profound fall from grace when the Royal Navy packed its kitbags and moved on, is once again putting itself on the map. Moreover, that map includes Polish designers, as well as African contracts and German windfarms.
