Shipyard News – Page 54
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NewsTwo more join EMO service fleet
Northern European service specialist Ems Maritime Offshore (EMO) has taken two further wind farm vessels into its growing fleet – one a catamaran newbuilding and the other a SWATH CTV it has operated since it was built for other interests six years ago.
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News‘Oland’: tailor-made for the shallows
The latest multi-purpose coastal and waterways workboat to go into service with north German authorities – the hydrographic survey vessel ‘Oland’ - is small at 22.68m and draws just 95cms. All of which makes it well suited for a multitude of jobs in the shallow tidal flats and wetlands of ...
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News‘Living Stone’ hits the water
Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering major Deme has launched what it claims is the world’s most advanced subsea cable installation and trenching vessel ‘Living Stone’ at the LaNaval shipyard close to Bilbao, Spain.
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NewsWind assisted shipping gathers momentum
Netherlands-headquartered C-Job Naval Architects, known for recent innovations including the hybrid CNG-Electric ferry ‘Texelstroom’ and the LNG-powered ‘TSHD Bonny River’ for DEME, is currently putting the finishing touch to the FF8000, a revolutionary Wind Assisted Propulsion design.
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NewsAlewijnse provides complete electrical outfitting for new hopper dredger
Alewijnse Marine Systems, the Netherlands-headquartered system integrator, is undertaking the complete electrical outfitting of the ultra-modern hopper dredger ‘TSHD Spauwer’, developed in-house by Den Herder Seaworks. The works are taking place at Shipyard Trico B.V. in Rotterdam.
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NewsCamarc-designed pilot pair for Oman
US boatbuilder Vigor has expanded its growing portfolio of international sales with the delivery of two, 19m all-weather pilot boats, designed by Camarc Design, Ltd., UK, to The Port of Duqm Company (PDC), SAOC, Sultanate of Oman.
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News‘Typhoon TOW’: engineered for future demands
Like its three sister vessels, offshore wind crew transfer vessel ''Typhoon TOW'' “is quite some way above the usual spec”, said Rob Stewart of Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC).
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NewsAMC SWATH design collaboration
Naval Architect John Kecsmar of Ad Hoc Marine Designs is now working with Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC) to offer a plethora of uniquely designed SWATH workboats created to satisfy any requirement.
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NewsDigital tank gauging technology from PSM
PSM has focused on how the latest digital tank gauging technology can assist OSVs and tugs in meeting the increasing requirements for safety and efficiency.
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NewsRevamp for oldest passenger steamship
The 108 year old passenger steamer ''Alexandra'', billed as the oldest operational ship of its type in Germany, is undergoing boiler replacement this autumn in the wake of repair and maintenance that has been more extensive and costly than originally expected.
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NewsSpecialist repair spread at Diedrich
Repair and maintenance work on a wide range of workboats into the autumn has pointed up the continuing extensive capability of Germany’s versatile Schiffswerft Diedrich.
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NewsVan Oord barge repairs
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen, Holland has recently completed maintenance and repair works on the Van Oord-owned Split Hopper Barges ‘Jan Blanken’ and ‘Jan Leeghwater’.
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NewsMinehunter maintenance
‘HMS Brocklesby’, one of the UK Royal Navy’s eight Hunt Class minehunters, has had her engines renewed after 33 years of service.
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NewsMetallisation protecting marine investments
Parkol Marine Engineering, based in Whitby, UK has recently applied a thermal sprayed zinc coating to a new whitefish trawler, the ‘Resilient LK195’, to protect it from corrosion.
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NewsEmergency repairs
When Pacific International Drilling West Africa’s (PIDWAL) drillship ‘Pacific Bora’ suffered damage to the starboard aft hull off the coast of Nigeria, PIDWAL called for assistance from the Harris Pye Engineering Group.
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NewsShipyard crane alternative?
According to US-based manufacturer of Wheelift transporters, Doerfer Companies, there’s a shift happening in shipyards. The company claims that more companies are using its high-capacity transporters as an alternative or supplement to cranes.
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NewsGRP thickness gauge
Dorchester, UK-based, Tritex NDT has launched its new Multigauge 5300 GRP Thickness Gauge which has been specifically designed for marine surveyors to check for osmosis, blistering and delaminations in GRP (fibreglass) hulls.
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NewsBarracuda for P&O
Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine has delivered P&O Maritime’s first fast pilot boat, a 14m Barracuda, part of a two boat order for 2016. P&O Maritime are a repeat customer, having previously purchased a pilot craft from Safehaven in 2012.
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New Norwegian rescue boat
The Norwegian Lifeboat Organisation, the NSSR, has taken delivery of the first of a new type of fast rescue boat. Based on a commercial hull, this new rescue boat is designed for high speed operations in protected waters. The design was developed by Hydrolift working closely with the NSSR. Eker ...
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NewsFerry converted to medical ship
Abels Shipyard in Bristol, UK is close to completing work on converting a harbour ferry into a medical ship to operate in South America.
