Shipyard News – Page 7
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NewsNewbuild termination
Plans for newbuild windfarm vessels have been terminated by a UK marine technology firm.
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NewsProfessional grade fire boat for Lucerne
The Swiss lake town of Lucerne has welcomed a state-of-the-art aluminium-hulled fire and rescue launch to replace a 28-year-old outgoing boat.
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NewsHarbour workboat is Bergen’s ‘silent workhorse’
When acquiring a new workboat, both range and environmental credentials were important factors, says Johnny Breivik, Harbour Director at the Port of Bergen.
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NewsBaltic yard posts more E-boat orders
A spate of new home and foreign orders for electric and solar-powered boats is keeping German Baltic shipyard Ostseestaal busy – and the interest is not expected to decline soon, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsFirst German methanol research ship under build
The construction of Germany’s first sea-going research ship with methanol propulsion is underway as details of some of its principal components are revealed, writes Tom Todd
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NewsNew boats up Rhine police clout
A powerful new 17.3m patrol boat has joined the German police fleet monitoring international shipping along 900kms of the central Rhine and its linked canals, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsFerry modernisation on track
COVID-19 hasn’t slowed the ferry modernisation plans of one ambitious industry player.
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NewsOver two thousand batteries installed in landmark electric tug
Damen is constructing the fully electric RSD-E Tug 2513, named ‘Sparky’, for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland.
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NewsInstallation jack-up will carry multiple 20MW turbines
The NG-16000X is an optimized, self-propelled turbine installation jack-up vessel design that features increased carrying and lifting capacity.
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NewsLarge order signed for MoD Police boats
A home-grown ship design and build partnership will supply 18 state-of-the-art high-speed patrol vessels to the UK Ministry of Defence Police.
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NewsFive more ambulance boats for the Greek Islands
A prominent Danish supplier of rescue boats and life saving equipment has reached an agreement to supply additional ambulance boats to the Hellenic Coastguard, after a formal contract signing.
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News150m cable layer
The DP3 Cable Laying Vessel, ‘Nexans Aurora’, was named at Norway’s Ulstein Verft on 8 June 2021.
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NewsFully electric fast ferry first
Construction has commenced on what’s claimed to be the world’s first fully electric passenger fast ferry at the Fjellstrand shipyard on the west coast of Norway.
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NewsDouble CTV delivery for fast-growing fleet
Singapore shipyard Strategic Marine has successfully delivered a pair of 27m CTVs to WEM Marine Ltd, a UK-based offshore support vessel provider.
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NewsShip designs unveiled
BMT designs for new passenger and cargo vessels have been revealed for the first time.
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NewsFirst hydrogen powered inland vessel
European maritime majors have signed a historic contract to build what they claim is the first inland waterway vessel propelled by a hydrogen fuel cell.
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NewsHuge dual-fuel ferry enters service
The world’s first very large catamaran dual-fuel ro-pax ferry has entered service.
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NewsHamburg Port fleet adds unusual workboat
An unusual hybrid workboat for the Port of Hamburg is under build at Germany’s Hitzler Werft, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsRostock gets unique new eco-ferry
Rostock is expecting the delivery of its first emission-free, electric-solar driven catamaran ferry in July, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsNew pilot boat for Svitzer
‘Svitzer Oued Martil’ is a new 15m Interceptor 48 Pilot for pilotage operations in Tangier, Morocco and is the third pilot boat Safehaven Marine has supplied to Svitzer in Tangier.
