Shipyard News – Page 4
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NewsLR certification for Marioff
Marioff marine service hubs in Finland, Italy, Singapore and the United States are now certified as Lloyd’s Register Approved Service Suppliers.
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NewsCarbon prepregs for Silenseas mast
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.
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NewsPortable battery power
A multi-purpose battery container will be used to deliver renewable power across Damen Shipyards creating a sustainable replacement for diesel generators
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NewsFirst of class 14m lifeboat
Diverse Marine have signed a new vessel construction agreement for a first of class 14m ‘Medina Class’ lifeboat for a UK volunteer lifeboat service.
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NewsBreton build
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.
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NewsFirst of the Endurance class launched and Christened
Next Generation Shipyards has Christened the first Crew Tender Vessel of its new NG Endurance class at Lauwersoog in Holland.
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NewsMajor chop job for ‘MS Rotra Mare’
Commissioned by Amasus Shipping, Holland Shipyards Group is currently working on a lengthening conversion of offshore wind transport vessel MS Rotra Mare in collaboration with Niestern Sander.
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NewsNew tactical RIB is a Who’s Who of cutting edge European commercial marine players
Built by UK RIB builders Ring Powercraft the new ‘Vampire’ is a collaboration project to create a Rapid Deployment Transporter on a fully modular RIB platform.
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NewsCruise ship renovations complete
Three cruise ships have been successfully renovated to make them bigger and more powerful.
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NewsThree passenger hovercraft deal
Southampton-UK based hovercraft manufacturer Griffon Hoverwork is celebrating after landing one of its biggest ever deals.
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News42m vessel arrives as deck cargo
A Damen SPa 4207, the second vessel in an order of four Damen vessels for the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard, has been officially handed over in Kingston, Jamaica.
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News15th service hub
Damen Shipyards Group is opening its latest service hub, in Hamburg, Germany. This takes the total number of hubs to fifteen, spread across Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East, and Australia.
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NewsPerformance paramount for Polish pilots
Finish specialist aluminium shipyard Kewatec, has handed over its latest Pilot 1630, to pilot boat operator Gdańsk Pilot in Poland.
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NewsOffshore fleet construction underway
Construction is underway to build a hybrid vessel fleet designed to support the UK’s growing offshore wind market.
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NewsSpecialist aluminium boatbuilder recognised
The UK’s Wight Shipyard Co have been formally presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade.
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NewsLifeboat repair and maintenance agreement
Shipyard group Harland & Wolff has signed a framework agreement with the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
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NewsSolar roof for Turkish shipyard
Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard has installed a solar roof system with a 3.8MW power capacity generating more than 4.900.000kWh of energy per year. This provides for 30% of the company’s total energy usage. The installation took nearly a month, starting in September with completion in October.
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NewsIncorrect stability calculations cost $62.5M
Inaccurate stability calculations caused the capsizing of vehicle carrier ‘Golden Ray’, the US National Transportation Safety Board has said.
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Research vessels for Taiwan
Singapore shipyard Vallianz Holdings Limited has secured a contract with the Fisheries Research Institute of Taiwan for the design and construction of three research vessels.
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NewsAll-electric catamaran is first for Rostock
The introduction of its first emission-free, all-electric commuter ferry has greatly improved the public transport situation in the German Baltic port city of Rostock.
