Shipyard News – Page 68
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NewsMarina Projects at Seawork
The UK marina consultancy Marina Projects, will be exhibiting alongside its operating subsidiaries Endeavour Quay and Whitehaven Marina at this year’s Seawork International 2014 from 10 to 12 June at ABP Port of Southampton.
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NewsElectric ferry retrofit
Swedish company Green City Ferries is to launch what has been called the world’s first supercharged electric passenger ferry.
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NewsSafehaven cats for the Polish Navy
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has just launched the first of four newbuild Wildcat 40 hydrographic survey catamarans for the Polish Navy.
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NewsDouble booking boosts DSB workload
Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) has received a booking for the dry-docking and repairs of two shuttle tankers managed by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers A/S.
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NewsGerman yards bulge with ferry work
Four old ferries and excursion boats operating between the North German mainland and offshore islands have been given new leases of life at small local shipyards, to meet new safety rules or other needs.
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NewsNew lease of life for the compact Eddie C
The compact workboat/tug Eddie C graced the pages of MJ back in 2004 when it escorted the heavy lift, multi-purpose barge Terra Marique on its voyage up London’s River Thames to Isleworth, where it loaded the British Airways Concorde aircraft en route to its final resting place in Scotland.
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News'Ostfriesland' LNG retrofit postponed
Germany’s first dual-fuel LNG car/passenger ferry ''Ostfriesland'' will now not enter service until November, six months later than planned, because its owners want more time for detailed work on the project.
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Fast turn around puts Cats back in Clipper
Finning Power Systems has completed a major overhaul of two Cat engines in one of the vessels in the Thames Clippers’ fleet within its ten day annual shutdown period, ensuring zero downtime was incurred during regular business hours.
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NewsTanker conversions address water scarcity
A research team from DNV-GL has developed a system for converting redundant tankers into waste water recovery vessels.
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NewsCammell Laird lands £47m RFA refit
Birkenhead UK based shipyard and engineering service provider Cammell Laird has begun a £47m refit of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort Victoria.
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NewsFunds for youth training in ship restoration
Blyth Tall Ship (BTS) has received initial support from the UK’s Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an innovative exploration of Blyth’s ship building and Antarctic heritage from the 1800s.
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NewsRNLI’s latest lifeboat – ready for service
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s latest class of lifeboat is preparing to enter service with arrival of the first £2m Shannon class station lifeboat RNLB The Morrell at Dungeness in Kent UK.
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NewsSvitzer Leven – A neat solution for waste disposal
Svitzer, a major provider of towage and marine services, took delivery of the latest addition to its UK fleet on 6 February.
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NewsSmall German yard tackles special projects
Small German shipyard Meidericher Schiffswerft has marked 115 years of operation by completing a series of very different specialist repair, improvement and conversion jobs.
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NewsFerries converted to meet new rules
Germany’s booming Schiffswerft Diedrich has been busy with ferry ship conversion and modernisation designed to extend operation for old boats after new safety regulations come into force.
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NewsGreen ship breaking comes to Europe
With some 1,400 ships predicted to be consigned to the breakers each year, shipbreaking is an expanding business sector.
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NewsPowerShark eats marine fouling at METS
The PowerShark WB3000 made its first ever showing in continental Europe at the recent METS exhibition in Amsterdam.
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NewsBurgess does double repair contract signings
Britain’s largest independent ship repairer has scored a double by signing new long term contracts with operators Wightlink and Gosport Ferry Ltd.
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News£1.4m repair grant keeps Shieldhall sailing
Ship repair company A&P Falmouth has won a major contract with the Southampton UK based historic steamship SS Shieldhall, which has graced many a Seawork exhibition as an events venue.
