Shipyard News – Page 91
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NewsOne Pass Thermoblast
A new high performance blast cleaning system which greatly reduces abrasive usage in removing thick and difficult coatings is now available from Sheffield UK based Hodge Clemco.
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NewsPilgrim Eliminates Bolts From the Blue
Removing the tail shafting from Caledonian MacBrayne''s Isle of Lewis ferry, which runs from Ullapool to Stornaway, is a regular operation at overhaul and for survey. Recognising that the time consuming task would be necessary a number of times over the ship''s remaining 20 to 25 year operational life, the ...
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NewsGlassmen Fly 8,000 Miles For Vessel Repair
In an astonishing tribute to British marine craftsmanship, a Falklands Islands shipping agent has flown GRP specialists the 8,000 miles to Port Stanley to repair an extensively damaged Aqua-Star 38 workboat.
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NewsASRY Enjoys Backyard Boom
The ASRY Ship Repair Yard in Bahrain has reported a successful 2002, with some 95 vessels repaired ranging in size from ULCCs to diving support vessels.
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NewsCathelco Mussels In On Retrofit Anti-fouling System Market
Although marine pipework anti-fouling systems are often installed in newbuildings, they are sometimes retrofitted in response to particular problems.
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NewsFreight Ferries Converted
Extra decks are being added to P&O Ferries'' European Pathway and European Gateway at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany as part of a £ 50m conversion project.
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News'Anglian Princess' - the Most Powerful Yet for Klyne
When Anglian Princess took up her duties with the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) in September it marked a significant milestone for her owners Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd and the Coastguard service. This latest delivery, new from the Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China, is the most powerful deepsea tug to ...
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NewsLaura M Vessel Launch
Scotland''s Gareloch Support Services are the proud owners of a new Halmatic MRV 20 Multi-Role Vessel which was delivered last month and immediately deployed to a marine construction project replacing fender piles on the Faslane submarine jetty.
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NewsThe Arrival of Jack James
The arrival of the new tug/ workboat Jack James to J Butcher & Sons Ltd of Portsmouth passed quietly and without clamour on the 6 September. Within a day or two the new tug had joined the fleet and was busy shiphandling.
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NewsRo-Clean Desmi Delivers Oil Skimming Catamaran
Ro-Clean Desmi have delivered a 10m Pollkitten, the smallest in their range of Pollcat anti-pollution boats, to the CEPSA oil refinery at Spain''s rapidly expanding port of Algeciras. Within five days of delivery the Balim was mobilised for an oil spill incident in Algeciras Bay, collecting 2,000 litres of spilled ...
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NewsLife Returns to Birkenhead Repair Yard
The first vessel to drydock at the A&P Birkenhead shipyard since the A&P Group acquired the facility last year is the 1,537dwt general cargo vessel Kay L, which is owned by the German shipping company Reederei M Lauterjung KG of Emden.
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NewsNew Wall Thickness Gauges Launched
Manchester UK based Elcometer Instruments Ltd has launched two new precision ultrasonic wall thickness gauges which are designed to provide accurate thickness measurements on thin materials and are capable of measuring substrate thickness without removing paint or other coatings from the surface to be measured.
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NewsSecond Quarter Works Leap for ASRY Repair Yard
The ASRY ship repair yard in Bahrain saw a dramatic leap in demand for steel repair and painting services during the second quarter of 2002, with steel work up by 64% over the first three months of the year and painting up by some 95%.
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NewsHalmatic MRV Debut with 'Haven Hornbill'
Portchester UK based Halmatic is widely recognised as one of the pioneers of commercial boatbuilding using glass reinforced plastic as its primary material.
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NewsBriggs Marine Contractors Bolsters Fleet
Briggs Marine Contractors has brought its comprehensive fleet of vessels, barges and related equipment back up to full complement following an extensive refit of the newly named Forth Fighter.
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NewsCardiff Brothers' Workboats Refit and Ready
The Powell Brothers of Cardiff have just completed refits of their two workboats and are looking to expand their two year old commercial boat charter firm, Sea Pages Marine. The brothers make an impressive partnership, with James having completed a two year BTEC in Boatbuilding and Design at Falmouth Boatbuilding ...
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Malta Dry Docks in Drive to Improve Safety
Malta Dry Docks and Malta Ship Building have joined forces with Swiss-based Du Pont Safety Resources to implement a major safety improvement programme involving all employees throughout each business.
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NewsRapid Repair Saves Fisherman's Season
American fisherman Joe Hamm suffered his worst nightmare last month when the engine on his 73ft trawler Chellissa blew up at the very start of the west coast hake season. Towed back to port, he went to see the supplier of an engine less than three years old only to ...
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A&P Revives Cammell Laird Shiprepair Yard in Birkenhead
The former Cammell Laird shiprepair yard at Birkenhead UK is due to re-open next month under the auspices of the A&P Group, which is looking to re-establish a dedicated workforce from amongst the 1,500 who lost their jobs when the yard closed last year.
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Pilot Boat Refit at Halmatic
An extensive refit and refurbishment is underway at Halmatic''s Portchester UK shipyard which will provide the Shetland Islands with a totally revamped pilot boat.
