Vessels & Shipyards

Gibdock has reported ‘business as usual with a competitive edge’ following the sterling depreciation after the UK’s vote to leave the EU earlier this year.

Meyer Turku is to build a new steel storage and pre-treatment plant by 2017, taking its total investment plan announced this year to €75 million.

Ameland & Skylge Shipping has contracted Dutch naval architects C-Job to design an 8,000dwt dry cargo vessel based on its wind-assisted Flettner Freighter concept.

Sembcorp Marine has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with its existing shareholders to acquire a 100% equity stake in the Norwegian naval architect, LMG Marin AS (LMG) for US$20 million.

Meyer Turku shipyard has cut steel for the first of a new generation of ‘Mein Schiff’ cruise vessels for TUI Cruises.

Kleven has been awarded a contract to build an on-site fish harvesting vessel, designed by Salt Ship Design, for a joint venture between Marine Harvest Group and Deep Sea Supply.

Wärtsilä Ship Design has introduced a new optimised stern trawler design that it says will reduce fuel consumption and notably increase overall vessel efficiency compared to others currently on the market.

Just two months after a restructure that merged the ship repair and other yard activities of Hamburg’s Blohm+Voss, the company has confirmed its strength in the cruise sector with major works on…

Damen Shipyards Antalya has secured ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification coinciding with a period of rapid expansion seeing the addition of three new production halls over just two years.