Shipyard News – Page 61
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NewsSupersized Sealegs
New Zealand-based amphibious RIB manufacturer Sealegs International has released its newest and largest amphibious rigid inflatable boat (RIB) to date - the Sealegs Interceptor 9000. Targeted at commercial and military applications it is powered by a 300hp Yamaha four-stroke outboard motor and is capable of 44 knots with its full ...
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News50 years a boatbuilder
With over 50 years behind him in ship & boatbuilding and civil engineering, Alastair Brown, Commercial Manager of Alnmaritec boatbuilders in Blyth, Northumberland, UK has announced his retirement at the end of a long, varied and successful career.
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NewsVictaulic at Europort
Victaulic, the US-headquartered manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, will be demonstrating a selection of time- and cost-saving piping solutions at Europort, Rotterdam, 3 – 6 November.
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Vessel demand report
The France-headquartered OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has published a new report on shipbuilding and the offshore energy industry.
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NewsNew coastal ferry design
Finnish headquartered Deltamarin launched its new DeltaLinx ferry design during the BaltExpo 2015 exhibition in the beginning in September in Gdansk, Poland.
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Hempaguard milestone
Just two years after its launch marine coatings manufacturer Hempel has announced that its Hempaguard producct has now been applied as a full coating to more than 350 vessels.
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NewsWeight not the issue for ‘Rhodina’
Despite media speculation, it seems weight gain wasn’t actually the cause of the plight of the Dutch workboat ''Rhodina'' which sank as it went about its duties around the Dutch city of Groningen.
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Jotun welcomes ISO 19030
In anticipation of final approval of the ISO 19030 (Marine Environment Protection Sub-committee) standard expected next year, Norwegian hull coatings specialist Jotun will update its Performance Guarantees offered as a part of its Hull Performance Solutions package so that they are fully compliant with the standard.
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CSP antifouling
US-based PPG Protective and Marine Coatings has announced Sigma Sailadvance, a new range of high performance commercial vessel antifoulings suitable for a variety of operating conditions.
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NewsDanish ports approve HullWiper
Authorities at the Danish ports of Copenhagen, Kalundborg and Fredricia have recently granted permission for GAC EnvironHull’s diver-free, underwater HullWiper solution to be used within their ports and outside of holding areas.
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NewsNew vessel, new yard, new technology
“To start with we went to our commercial marine boatbuilders and asked them to forget what they were doing today, but rather what they wanted to achieve,” said Martin Jackson of Marine Industrial Transmissions (MIT).
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NewsYard flexibility wins repair work
A north German shipyard group has exploited its location and logistics flexibility of late by switching one small repair job between yards and also bagging major cruise ship work over stiff competition from other German facilities.
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NewsTug supply vessel fit out
UK-based ship interiors specialist MPE has completed a fit-out of the Norwegian-owned tug supply vessel ‘Sentinel Ranger’. MPE, headquartered on the banks of the River Mersey in Birkenhead, undertook the work at UK Docks’ Wear dockyard, in Sunderland.
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NewsNew marine connectors
US headquartered TE Connectivity has announced its new Amplimite IP67 D-subminiature connectors. Designed to also meet MIL-DTL-24308 specifications, the new connectors have an environmental sealing that has been successfully tested at a submerged depth of one meter and have water and dust ingress protection to IP67.
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NewsNorway leads on ending beaching
One of the greatest issues that the shipping industry has to deal with is what to do with end-of-life vessels, most of which still end up in the South Asian beaching yards with their awful environmental and human rights records.
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NewsGibraltar: holding its own in the German market
Gibdock, the Gibraltar ship repair yard, says it is strengthening its impact within the German ship owning market.
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NewsLife extension for French researcher
Oceanographic research vessel ‘Marion Dufresne II’ is celebrating her 20th anniversary in 2015 and has recently finished a major refit that will extend her life for a further 20 years. Electrical system integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems has successfully completed the electrical conversion.
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NewsExpansion at Solent Refit
Solent Refit, the Southampton water, UK-based refit yard has plans to develop berths for larger vessels alongside its floating pontoon. Currently the yard can berth vessels up to around 60 metres but draft limitations restrict the access for larger craft. Now they are initiating a dredging programme that will provide ...
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NewsSanmar built LNG terminal tugs – in detail
Tugs & Towing recently reported delivery of the last of a five-tug order from Sanmar Shipyard for Smit Lamnalco specifically modified for LNG terminal operations, let’s take a closer look.
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NewsTaking vessel repair to vessels
A specialist team based at the Tees shipyard of A&P Group, a UK provider of ship repair, conversion and marine services, is proving more in demand thanks to its ability to take the necessary equipment and experts to the customers’ locations.
