Shipyard News – Page 43
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NewsMed Marine delivery to Arpas
Turkey’s Med Marine has taken delivery of a powerful ASD built by Eregli Shipyard: a Med Marine Group company. Peter Barker takes a closer look at this latest in a series.
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NewsIncat designs a low wash fast ferry for the Danube
Incat Crowther has won a contract to design a low wash vessel with a hull form designed especially for restricted waters where high current and debris are encountered.
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NewsHoulder focuses on new design business development
Houlder has recruited a new business development director for its design and consultancy services with the aim of growing the company’s capacity for ship design.
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NewsC-Job completes design of wind-assisted Flettner Freighter
C-Job Naval Architects has delivered the design for a wind-assisted general cargo vessel to Dutch shipping company Switijnk Shipping. The 8,500 DWT vessel will be equipped with two Norsepower Rotor Sails that will supplement the main engines and is expected to achieve fuel savings of approximately 14 per cent.
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NewsMilestone for Subsea 7 Royal IHC reel lay vessel
Royal IHC has hit some early milestones in the design and build process of a new integrated reel lay vessel for Subsea 7 which aims to address market trends towards longer tie-back developments during installation of complex rigid flowlines.
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NewsSecond Ulstein Walk to Work vessel for Acta Marine
Acta Marine, which has an offshore walk to work vessel under construction at Ulstein Verft, has now ordered a second one. This SX195 design is a DP2 Walk to Work Construction Support Vessel (CSV) for the offshore industry.
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NewsRed Funnel ferry refurb underway in Southampton
The major £3m refurbishment of Red Funnel’s ro-pax ferry ''Red Eagle'' is now well underway in Southampton UK. The contract was awarded to Southampton Marine Services (SMS) with interior fitout by Trimline and aluminium fabrication work contracted to Wight Shipyard Co in East Cowes.
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NewsHydrogen-fuelled passenger vessel could spearhead clean transport revolution
‘Hydroville’ is a custom designed and built 14m high speed displacement catamaran and, according to its builders, BWSeaCat, is the first vessel in the world to be passed by a class society to operate with passengers using Hydrogen fuel in her propulsion engines, the burning of which produces no CO2, ...
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NewsA smooth and comfortable way to spot wildlife
Cheetah Marine’s first containerised vessel is proving to be a smooth and comfortable ride for wildlife spotters at Cape Sao Vicente on the south west tip of Portugal.
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NewsSolar powered environmental tourism boat
Dalyan on the south coast of Turkey is one of the last remaining breeding ground for the fresh water Nile turtle. It is a bay of approximately 100 sq km with many historical artifacts such as the UNESCO listed ancient city of Kaunos which dates back over 3000 years.
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NewsFour minute charge time for Amsterdam battery ferries
C-Job Naval Architects has delivered the concept design of a series of five sustainable car and passenger ferries to the City of Amsterdam. In order to maintain efficiency of service and a quick turnaround, this charging process will take place during a timeframe of a maximum of four minutes.
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NewsCleaner dredger for Port of Bordeaux
Atlantic Port of Bordeaux, the EIG Dragages Ports and the Socarenam shipyard have just signed a contract for the construction of the water injection dredger running on LNG. This innovative and eco-efficient dredger will replace the grab hopper dredger ‘La Maqueline’ in the summer of 2019.
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NewsHigh speed air lift crew boat for West Africa
An exciting new design of crew boat destined for operation in West Africa is the first to be built using advanced air lift to enhance performance.
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NewsSWATH design for windfarm service vessel
To meet the anticipated demands for access to wind farm installations in more adverse conditions Ad Hoc Marine Designs has developed designs for a SWATH service vessel that is claimed to offer better transit performance and access in challenging sea conditions.
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NewsHydraulics distribution deal for Stone Marine
Stone Marine Services has been appointed as sole sales and service agent for the UK, Ireland, Namibia and South Africa for a Turkish desk machinery designer and manufacturer.
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NewsDamen signs double Modular Multi Cat deal
Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with Canada-based Group Ocean for the delivery of two Modular Multi Cats 1205 to allow the operator extra flexibility in its work.
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NewsSwedish pilot boats for busy Elbe Estuary
The first of two Swedish-built pilot boats of a new type has gone into service for local shipping authorities in the difficult and busy Elbe Estuary region of north Germany.
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NewsNew Heligoland ferry heads for Europe
Scheduled for piggy-back transport to Europe in February after trials in the Philippines is Germany’s new Australian-built, high-speed catamaran ferry for Heligoland service.
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NewsEMO adds new cat to CTV fleet
Germany’s EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has ordered a new catamaran CTV for service from April in the North Sea during the operational phase of a new offshore wind farm.
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NewsAlewijnse extends its presence in offshore wind
Electrical system integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems is building on its presence in the offshore wind market by equipping out Windcat crew transfer vessels.
