Shipyard News – Page 90
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NewsA Major Step Forward for AKA Maritime
When the auctioneer''s hammer crashed down in the Maltese Court, AKA Maritime Ltd became the owner of the 72m research and survey vessel Ocean Alert.
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NewsAward Tops Work Parade for Busy A&P
The Southampton UK headquartered A&P Group has revived the disused yard it took over in Birkenhead so successfully that the facility has been awarded prestigious European Shiprepair & Conversion Specialist 2003 accreditation by the awards committee at the Institute for Transport Management.
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NewsAnglian Sovereign is Christened at Lowestoft
Anglian Sovereign the latest new vessel for Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd was formally christened on Wednesday the 27 August. The event was a significant one for both the company and many of the invited guests attending the ceremony at the Town Quay in Lowestoft. For many it was a dramatic ...
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NewsVessel Launch Pride of Exmouth
Passenger vessels servicing the tourism and holiday industries are plentiful in England''s West Country and Voyager Yachts is strategically well positioned to supply the trade from its boaty-yard on the River Tamar in Cornwall.
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NewsRepair Yard at Forefront of Pollution Response
How the UK Port of Falmouth would react in the event of an oil spill was put to the test when Falmouth''s Marine Response Centre held a tabletop exercise on 30 July to practice its response to a pollution incident off the coast.
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NewsSvitzer Bristol Vessel Launch
When the new tug Svitzer Bristol arrived at Avonmouth on 15 July it represented the first tangible step in a plan to upgrade the tugs fleets of Svitzer Marine Ltd. The new tug is the first of four destined for ports within the UK and is the first new shiphandling ...
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News'Zwerver II' - A Multicat With a Difference
By their very nature the ''Multi-purpose work vessel'' is becoming a common tool for many operators concerned with port maintenance, dredging, and marine civil engineering. In most respects the configuration of such vessels, especially those of the pontoon type, is now well established and the craft are increasingly popular. But ...
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NewsVessel Launch
Simek A/S delivered the second of two newbuild ''Multifunctional Anchor Handling/Tug/Supply/ Service Vessels'' earlier this month to P/R International Offshore Services ANS , a company 100% owned by Farstad Shipping ASA . The 75.8m LOA Lady Astrid is a Rolls Royce Marine - Ulstein UT 712 specially designed and equipped ...
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NewsUKD Sealion
When UKD Sealion was delivered to UK Dredging Ltd it had already completed one of the most extensive sea trials likely to be undertaken by this type of vessel. This Damen Multi Cat 2510 was delivered by sea, under its own power, from the Damen Shipyard ''s Galatz yard in ...
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NewsMajor Refit of Shetland Pilot Launch
An extensive refit of Shetland Islands Council''s pilot launch Sullom Shoormal has been completed by VT Halmatic and, following successful sea trials, the craft was returned to service at the end of March.
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NewsMachinable Composite Delivers Shaft Bearing Solution
When the failure rate of the shaft line rope guards protecting external shaft bearings on British Royal Navy vessels was running at an unacceptably high rate, BMT Defence Services Ltd was asked to find a solution.
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NewsMobdock Plugs Gap in Survey Cycle
One of the largest crane vessels in the world was recently in need of its general five year survey, which would normally have to be done in drydock.
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NewsAnchor-handling Tug Wassay Vessel Launch
Damen Shipyards are famous for the wide selection of standard tugs in their product range and the Group''s prolific output sometimes makes it difficult to spot a particularly interesting vessel. But the latest delivery of the anchor-handling tug Wassay completed in March of this year is certainly worthy of mention.
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NewsUltrasonic Thickness Gauge Bulker Converted to World's Largest FFPV
Cygnus Instruments have launched their new Cygnus 3 Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge with Datalogging.
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A&P Group In Coatings Deal With Muehlhan
The UK''s ship repair and conversion specialists A& P Group has entered into a five year service agreement with surface preparation and coating specialists Muehlhan Surface Protection Ltd, based at A& P''s Wallsend Yard Under the agreement, Muelhlhan will take over the surface preparation and coating activities within the various ...
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NewsMobdock Maintenance Keeps Crane Vessel Moving
One of the biggest crane vessels in the world required linear impressed current anode replacement and renewal of the dielectric shield around the anode recently in Rotterdam.
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Dry Coating for Efficient Boating
Cambridgeshire UK based humidity control experts Munters have helped Stena Line make potentially significant saving on fuel costs on its Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire ferry service.
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News'Mount Stuart' is First Halmatic Cara Fast Pilot Launch
The first vessel to result from VT Halmatic''s acquisition of Cara Marine''s workboat range has been delivered this month to the Clyde Ports Authority.
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NewsIt's a Super Market for A&P Group
Ship repair in the UK is looking positive for 2003 according to the A&P Group, which has confirmed that all 14 of their dry docks are full with various vessels under repair, refit and conversion.
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NewsRebuilt Test Barge Makes Debut
Smit Transport Europe has welcomed the New Years delivery of the Smit Engineering designed test lift barge E3505, which will be used by offshore crane vessel operators such as Heerema and Saipem to test their cranes. The E3505''s first test is scheduled for this month with Saipem''s S 7000 in ...
