Shipyard News – Page 3
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NewsDamen seals compact tug order for Polish owner
Peter Barker has a close look at an efficient shiphandling tug whose importance isn’t all about power and size.
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NewsN-O-S orders two hybrid E-Class CTVs
Northern Offshore Services will expand its fleet of CTVs with four new E-Class vessels, which are built in readiness for alternative fuels and battery operation.
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News‘Titanic’ builder Harland & Wolff files for bankruptcy
After months of difficulties it looks as if the iconic Belfast shipbuilder Harland & Wolff could finally be about to sink.
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NewsTrio of tug deliveries by Sanmar
Peter Barker dives into the latest deliveries by one of Turkey’s best-known shipyards, Sanmar.
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NewsTwo more SOVs destined for North Star
North Star has ordered two more SOVs: one to operate at Germany’s largest offshore wind farm, He Dreiht, the other for East Anglia.
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NewsDamen hires hull maintenance robots
Five robots have been taken on by Damen Shiprepair to do complete hull restoration work, from cleaning to painting.
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NewsShipyard contracted to build floating hotel
Holland Shipyards is branching out to build a floating hotel that will have no propulsion system and whose electricity will come from rooftop solar panels.
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NewsIncat Tasmania to double shipbuilding capacity
Incat Tasmania is to double its shipbuilding capacity with a new 12-hectare site that will allow it to build three large vessels at a time.
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NewsNew research vessel ordered for Red Sea
Explorations of the Red Sea will be carried out further with a new research vessel ordered for Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST).
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NewsFour new hybrid ferries for Norway
Norled, the Norwegian ferry operator, will add four hybrid ferries to its fleet with azimuth propulsion thrusters and thruster control systems from Seawork exhibitor Brunvoll.
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NewsNew blow for Harland & Wolff as contract terminated
Beleaguered shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has suffered another setback with the Falkland Islands Government deciding to pull the plug on port engineering works by the firm.
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NewsDiverse hands over CTV on show at Seawork
UK-based NR Marine Services has boosted its fleet with another newbuild from Diverse Marine, launched earlier this year and on show at Seawork in June.
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News‘Titanic’ builder in trouble as loan backing refused and CEO leaves
Harland & Wolff has been refused a loan guarantee by the UK government, putting the business in jeopardy just five years after facing similar woes.
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News12 RIBs ordered to replace Dutch rescue boats
The Royal Dutch Rescue Society is celebrating its 200th year this year – and will replace 12 of its rescue boats with RIBs from the Stormer Shipyard.
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NewsDamen signs four-vessel deal with Toyota Tsusho
Damen Shipyards Group has received a four-vessel order from Toyota Tsusho as the Japanese company kicks off its first such project in Angola.
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NewsBriggs Marine’s new vessel takes to the water
The latest chapter in the story of Briggs Marine’s new maintenance support vessel has been celebrated with its launching ceremony in Spain, before it goes to be fitted out.
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NewsShipyard carries out first inland vessel overhaul
German shipyard Strela Shiprepair has reported a successful service of its first inland vessel.
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NewsSanmar builds another 7 battery-electric tugs
Sanmar is building on its experience with electric tugs with another seven on order, five for unnamed clients and a further two on spec.
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News A new lease of life for a historic deep-sea fishing vessel
The historic GDR vessel ’Stubnitz’ is being revitalised by Strela Shiprepair
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NewsPowerful new tug protects Spain’s coastline
A powerful new rescue vessel has entered service with Salvamento Marítimo (SASEMAR), Spain’s maritime search and rescue agency, joining the society’s already large and impressive fleet of rescue vessels.
