Shipyard News – Page 84
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NewsComplete Refurb for Brownsea Island Boat
The National Trust’ s hardworking ferry, Brownsea Enterprise, has been refurbished at nearby Salterns Boatyard in Poole UK, a project that has returned the 33 year old ferry to pristine condition above and below the waterline.
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NewsRapid Replacement Saves the Day
Earlier this month the cruise ship ‘ Thomson Spirit’ collided with another cruise ship, ‘ Ocean Majesty’ , on the Geirangerfjord in Norway, damaging a lifeboat and the davit for a tender vessel.
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News'Pegasus' Flies in Poseidon's Isles of Scilly
It was at Seawork 2006 where Captain Glen Covell, Harbour Master at St Mary’ s in the Isles of Scilly, first approached Mustang Marine to inquire about an Ocean Dynamics RIBworker which he could deploy as a general purpose workboat, water taxi and for pilot boat duties around the islands.
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NewsFirst of Class Police Patrol Boat on Seawork Pontoon
One of the most interesting boats on the floating pontoon at Seawork International 2007 will be the Holyhead Marine, 15m MOD Police Patrol Boat.
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NewsTwin Cats Make Anglers and Divers Purr
Seawork exhibitor South Boats Special Projects Ltd has launched two newbuilds, the 4th and 5th South Catamaran 36/11m MkIIs and the 39th and 40th 11m vessels built by the company.
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News'Sort of Like a Floating JCB'
Williams Shipping Marine Ltd celebrated the arrival of the latest addition to its fleet with christening and blessing ceremonies for ''Willendeavour'' at its Empress Dock facilities in Southampton UK earlier this month.
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News¢500,000 Revamp for Hamburg Ferry
The 14 year old Hamburg excursion ferry ''Wolfgang Borchert'' is being lengthened, widened and modernised for a new lease of life, at the same local shipyard where it was built in 1993.
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Multi-Role Service Vessel Gets Refit
Salterns Boatyard in Poole UK has completed a major refit and refurbishment of ''Jethou Flyer'', a 10.4m Osborne 350 charter boat that doubles as a service vessel for the island of Jethou, five kilometres off the coast of Guernsey.
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News'Lyme Bay' Gets Going at Govan
The Marine Division of the Gateshead UK based Pyeroy Group has been awarded the painting contract for the RFA ''Lyme Bay'' as part of the completion works now being undertaken by BAE Systems at its shipyard in Govan, Glasgow.
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NewsA Ferry Good Relationship for MSC
Southampton UK based MSC has reported another major contract with long standing clients P& O Ferries.
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NewsHigh Specification Survey Boat for Saudi Ports Authority
Isle of Wight based boat builders Cheetah Marine has made steady progress since founder Sean Strevens built a first GRP planing catamaran for his own use as a commercial fisherman in 1989.
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News'Giessenstroom' - The Largest Shoalbuster Yet
On 19 January Van Wijngaarden Marine Services BV of Sliedrecht in the Netherlands formally named ‘ Giessenstroom’ , the first new Damen Shoalbuster 3009 seagoing tug, at the Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld facility. The event marked yet another significant milestone in the development of what has become a remarkably successful and ...
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NewsKötter-Werft Tackles Biggest Ever Dry Land Overhaul
Karl Hein out of the water at Koetter Werft.The ship, owned locally, was 9.5m wide and of 2,000 dwt. It was the biggest vessel ever handled out of the water by Kötter. Tackling it was made possible by the leasing of a neighbouring inland shipyard which used to belong to ...
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NewsRestored Smack Back with Twin Props
The Pioneer Sailing Trust was established in 1999 with the purpose of restoring back to sailing condition the last remaining first class Essex skillinger smack, named Pioneer. The 70'' long smack, originally built in 1864, was an abandoned wreck lying in the mud at West Mersea UK when the Trust ...
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NewsRhine Yards Attract Unusual Conversions
German Rhine conversion shipyards have demonstrated some acumen by attracting one complex job from local owners and snapping another away from rivals in France.
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NewsMobile Mobdock Makes Rapid Thruster Repair Possible
One of the four 40 ton swing-up Azimuth thrusters of an offshore crane barge servicing rigs off Gabon had malfunctioned and needed to be removed from the barge for repairs. Thrusters are vital to staying in location, working with DP. Whilst it is possible to maintain location with three thrusters, ...
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News'Chelsea' Sends the Tractors into Retirement
Plymouth UK based boat builders Ecocats picked up a significant award earlier this month when it carried off the Sustainable Products and Services gong at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2006. The Awards were developed by Cornwall County Council, the five District and Borough Councils, the UK Government''s Environment Agency, the ...
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News'Seabus' Set to Continue Clyde Ferry Tradition
Seabus, nearing completion at the Voyager Boatyard in Cornwall UK, is the latest passenger vessel to be built by the experienced yard. The 64m vessel is equipped to carry up to 100 foot passengers on a ferry service across Scotland''s River Clyde run by Greenock based Clyde Marine Services Ltd.
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NewsDover Gets a New Pilot and Patrol Vessel
On the 11th of October the Dover Harbour Board formally introduced and christened their new pilot and harbour patrol launch. The vessel was named ''Dovorian'' by the wife of Dover Harbour Board''s current chairman, Mrs Dibble, at a short ceremony in the port.
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NewsIrish Eyes Smile on 'Bluefinn 40'
Ireland’ s Mooney Boats Ltd has built a versatile MCA Category 1 offshore workboat which will be equally at home potting, angling, carrying cargo, transferring crew, conducting hydrographic surveys or participating in rapid response situations. Co. Donegal based Mooney Boats has been serving the marine industy for over 40 years ...
