Shipyard News – Page 65
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NewsLaird’s ferry contract
Cammell Laird shipyard of Birkenhead, UK has secured a multi-million pound new-build ferry contract with the Northern Ireland Executive. The Birkenhead marine and specialist engineering company was awarded the £5.7million project by the Department for Regional Development after an open procurement exercise which attracted interest from shipyards across Europe.
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NewsTriple screw lugger tug
Over in the USA, in the section of the Gulf Coast where the Mississippi meets the Gulf, shallow draft lugger tugs have been earning their keep suppling the near shore oil industry. But their size has been limited by their draft which is, of course subject to the prop size ...
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NewsWorld-first propulsion for ‘Trearddur Bay’
“It’s completely different to anything already out there, it’s not a prop boat, it’s not a jet boat – and, given what we need, it drives better than either,” said Antony Robson, captain of the very new Turbine Transfers’ ‘Trearddur Bay’.
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NewsMaintenance monitored
UK-based Marine Software Ltd has recently delivered its MPMWin - Marine Planned Maintenance system to the Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) for their new flagship sail training vessel ‘TS Royalist’.
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NewsRIB for Spanish customs
UK–headquartered professional and rescue boat manufacturer Vanguard Marine has recently commissioned one of its TX-540 Deep V RIBs for the Spanish Customs Service in Palma De Mallorca. The 5.4 metre RIB will act as a support boat for their Surveillance Offshore Patrol Vessel ‘Gavilan IV‘.
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NewsA new approach to workboat building
A German company has developed a new approach to building workboats. Instead of doing the whole of the construction in a boat yard, Ophart Maritim builds a range of hulls in aluminium and supplies these to owners or other shipyards for completion and fitting out.
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NewsNippy duo for German police
Two fast and manoeuverable Finnish-built auxiliary patrol boats have joined the fleet operated by Hamburg’s Wasserschutzpolizei to monitor movements in Germany’s biggest and busiest universal seaport.
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NewsWeser Operator gets new ferry
Now in service on the Weser is the new 59m long river commuter ferry ''Stedingen'' - the latest in a series of unusual German small ferry developments at prominent Bremen operator FBS in recent years.
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NewsSouth Boats 22m crew transfer vessel
South Boats IOW, a UK-based manufacturer of Wind Farm Service Vessels (WFSV), has launched its first of class South Cat 22m named ‘Iceni Venture’ for Iceni Marine Services Ltd.
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NewsMulti-purpose aluminium workboat
When a workboat builder from Finland decided to enter the leisure market with a new aluminium design they realised that the boat they had developed would also have potential in the workboat sector. So the new Modius 34 which will be introduced in the middle of 2015 will also be ...
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NewsAsian airbag launching
In many parts of Asia, Rubber Airbag Ship Launching is the most used method for launching a vessel. ‘Maritime Journal’ spoke to Kevin Ang from www.shiplaunching.org to find out more information on this emerging technology that''s yet to have its big splash in European shipbuilding.
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NewsA new generation of Rotortugs
The first four Advanced Rotortugs of the ART80-32 class, incorporating the unique triple Azimuth drive concept, were delivered to their owners Elisabeth Ltd during the last two months of 2014 for use by Kotug International. ''RT Evolution'' and ''RT Emotion'' with Hybrid propulsion systems were built by Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld ...
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NewsEngines dominate research ship work
The identical multi-purpose ''Heincke'' and ''Alkor'' were among sophisticated research ships calling at German shipyards as the year turned for specialist engine work, overhaul or regular maintenance.
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NewsCammell Laird targets Scandinavian conversion market
Cammell Laird of Birkenhead, UK has signed an ambitious new agency agreement aimed at ramping up the company’s profile in the thriving marine and offshore markets in Scandinavia.
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NewsThe power of bubbles
UK-based Marlin Environmental Services’ maintenance & engineering division recently installed a large-scale ultrasonic cleaning tank at its new head office site in Chichester Marina.
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Anticorrosion for ferry
UK-based manufacturer Cathelco are supplying an impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system for Gosport, UK’s latest ferry. The system is designed to safeguard the hull surface against corrosion.
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Maintenance Conference
ACI’s 11th Optimising Vessel Maintenance Conference takes place in London from 28-29th January 2015, and promises to discuss the latest technical and maintenance management updates in the maritime industry for 2015 and beyond.
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NewsHive of activity at Blyth
Blyth Workcats is based on Canvey Island, Essex, UK where it builds specialised catamaran workboats in lengths of 10, 11, 12, 14, 17 and 20-metres for all types of marine work. ‘Maritime Journal’ took a trip to Canvey Island to report on the latest builds in progress.
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NewsSecond Irish OPV afloat
The second of the Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) being built by Babcock for the Irish Naval Service, ''LÉ James Joyce'', has just been floated for the first time at Babcock’s Appledore shipyard in North Devon, marking a significant milestone in the build programme.
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NewsAir supported vessel breakthrough?
Tuco Marine of Denmark has partnered with EffectShips International and Diab in a high technology project to create a vessel in carbon fibre featuring a unique and patented hull technology.
