Shipyard News – Page 58
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NewsNew emergency response ships unveiled
The German Government has unveiled plans for two powerful new multi-purpose emergency response vessels of up to 85m for service in the North Sea from 2019.
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NewsGermans replace old patrol boats
The German Government is placing an order this year for three badly needed sea-going police patrol boats to replace obsolete vessels in Baltic Sea operation.
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NewsDockstavarvet Interceptor 20M
A pair of new 20 metre Police/Patrol/Combat Boat design was recently completed at Swedish boatbuilders Dockstavarvet. These first in class vessels have been configured as a search, rescue and service vessel for the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization, NDLO.
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News‘Marsden Bay’
Designed by UK-based Macduff Ship Design and built by Boustead Langkawi Shipyard, the tug ‘Marsden Bay’ has now been delivered and has entered service for North Tugz at Northport in New Zealand.
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NewsNew SMA Survey Vessel
Newbuilding No. 580 from Sweden''s Dockstavarvet was delivered last year to SMA, the Swedish Maritime Administration, The ship is named ‘Gustaf Af Klint’ after a pioneer in Swedish hydrographic survey active about 1790 to 1840.
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NewsDeep water salvage vessel
Finish propulsion specialist Wärtsilä has signed a contract with Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design Co Ltd to design a new type of deep water dive support vessel.
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NewsConstruction begins on 'Bibby Wavemaster1'
Following the recent contract signing for the first ever Damen Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with walk-to-work capability, the first steel was cut in February at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania.
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NewseLearning to paint
Netherlands-headquartered global coatings company AkzoNobel and Marlins, a leading brand in Maritime English and technical e-learning solutions for the shipping, cruise and offshore industries, have collaborated on a global training solution to support the effective onboard application and maintenance of the International range of marine coatings.
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News40 boat order for Dutch rescue
Dutch aluminium boat builder Tinn-Silver is working on a 40 boat order that was placed by the Reddingsbrigade, the Dutch Life-saving organisation that provides rescue and support to users of the extensive Dutch inland waterways system.
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NewsRiver Murray ferry solution
BMT Design & Technology Pty Ltd (BMT), a subsidiary of UK-headquartered BMT Group Ltd, has recently completed a design project for the South Australian Government’s Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI).
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NewsParagon SAR 31
Norwegian builder Paragon, which is part of the Nimbus Group, introduced a version of their 31 Cabin last year which was aimed at the commercial sector.
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NewsFerretti Security & Defence
Ferretti Security and Defence, or FSD for short, is a new business division of the Italian Ferretti Group which plans to offer a series of patrol boats for surveillance and patrol duties.
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NewsRescue role for former trawler
German shipyard Pella Sietas in Hamburg-Neuenfelde has taken on the former British trawler and fishery research ship ‘Clupea’, which is being overhauled and refitted by March for service as a refugee rescue ship in the Mediterranean.
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NewsNew Year specials fill versatile German yards
Specialist workboats, small passenger ferries, pollution control vessels and research ships are among callers filling docks at German yards in the opening months of the New Year.
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NewsViking’s longship modifications
Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm), part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, is currently undertaking a substantial modification and maintenance contract for six inland cruise vessels owned by Viking River Cruises. With this winter service complete, all six vessels – known as longships – will be ready for the coming river cruise ...
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NewsEcospeed for Polish research vessel
In November and December last year Ecospeed, from Belgian company Hydrex, was applied on the hull of the multi-purpose research vessel ‘Imor’ in Gdansk, Poland.
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News‘Red Jet 6’ on schedule
‘Red Jet 6’, UK ferry company Red Funnel’s largest ever Hi-Speed passenger ferry is currently under construction at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The £6m aluminium catamaran is the first fast ferry to be built on the Island for 15 years and is due for delivery in June ...
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NewsOcean research and hydrographic survey catamaran
Boatbuilder Safehaven Marine of Cork, Ireland has introduced its new Wildcat 60; a multi-purpose survey catamaran.
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NewsThird Nelson for La Coruna
The Port of La Coruna on Spain’s exposed North Atlantic coast, has recently invested in its third Seaward-built Nelson 40 pilot boat, following earlier purchases of a Nelson 40 in 1996 and a Nelson 35 in 2002.
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NewsVessel repair partnership
UK-based ship repairer Burgess Marine has partnered with Kent-based Mechanica Utilities to maximise the use of its Dover footprint and share the company’s workshop and fabrication facilities, nationally, across all nine of its UK locations.
