Ships & Yards – Page 68
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NewsPatrol boat for Arabian Gulf features novel propulsion
Dag Pike describes a UK-designed, Turkish-built patrol vessel for the Middle East whose propulsion system is loosely based on offshore crew boat practice.
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NewsTug-in-a-box concept from Dutch designers
The intention may not be that container ships carry their own tugs onboard, but Dutch companies BEN3D Naval Architecture and OSO Shipbuilding Werkendam see a strong future for their ContainerTug600S concept.
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NewsUnderwater blade replacement keeps ship out of drydock
In April, underwater repair company Hydrex carried out bow thruster blade replacements on a 270m container ship in Barcelona.
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NewsCrane ship upgrade in Dubai
Drydocks World of Dubai reports that earlier this year it finished the major repair and refurbishment of National Drilling Company’s (NDC) self-elevated crane vessel ‘Al Ghweifat’.
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NewsFinnish yard completes cruise ferry conversion
Earlier this year Turku Repair Yard, part of BLRT Grupp and Finland’s largest repair yard, completed a six-week-long conversion project on a Tallink Silja passenger ferry.
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NewsTwo tankers at Damen Brest
Damen Shiprepair’s French yard in Brest was booked for the dry-docking and repairs of two shuttle tankers managed by Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers.
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NewsElectrical upgrades for wind ship
The wind turbine installation vessel ‘MPI Resolution’, while drydocked at Damen Shipyards’ Arno Dunkerque yard, saw a significant overhaul to the electrical systems carried out by system integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems.
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NewsDamen fits new feet to wind farm vessel
Damen Shiprepair and Conversion reports that its Damen ARNO Dunkerque yard has recently completed an interesting upgrade to the world’s first purpose-built offshore wind turbine installation and maintenance vessel.
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NewsGas tanker work and new floating docks for Qatar yard
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-Kom) of Qatar reports that it has recently drydocked and repaired the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) dual fuel diesel electric LNG carrier ''Aseem''.
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NewsVaried work on tanker and ferries
UK-based marine metal fabrication specialist IPS Marine Fabrications has completed a series of contracts for three ship operators.
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NewsProtection in a sea of uncertainty
According to Michael Aamodt, group marine product manager of Hempel, the cost of marine corrosion worldwide is somewhere between US$50 billion and US$80 billion.
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NewsCoating system combines foul release and biocide technologies
Danish coatings manufacturer Hempel first produced a silicone-based marine coating in 1999, based on technology patented by the company in the early 1970s. The product, Hempasil, provided a smooth non-stick surface on the hull, preventing adhesion of marine organisms and less drag in the water, resulting in lower fuel consumption ...
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NewsHebridean ferry puts down a new marker for hybrid technology
Scotland’s ground-breaking, hybrid ferry project has been realised through the entry into west coast service of two double-enders incorporating a novel powering and propulsion concept, described by David Tinsley.
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NewsGermans in running for conversions
Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven and Blohm & Voss Repair in Hamburg were reported in the running for two major conversions planned by Scandlines as ''The Motorship'' went to press, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsOffshore and cruise dominate spring repair
Offshore vessels in all their complex variety, along with seasonal cruise ships, dominate an active repair and conversion scene in Germany this spring, reports Tom Todd.
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Repair alliance pays off
The heads of the two Petram Group shipyards in Bremerhaven’s Kaiserhafen, German Dry Docks (GDD) and Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB), say their new repair alliance is paying off, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsKeeping it all moving
A new breed of offshore support ship - the seismic support vessel - is entering service, with three such ships, headed by the ''Bourbon Petrel'', designed by OSD-IMT and now in operation with Bourbon; Stevie Knight reports.
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NewsEvolution in cold water
There will be a pressure on Ice-class OSVs in the future that won’t just come from the ice itself. Stevie Knight investigates.
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NewsTying it up
The two UT 771 WP support vessels now being built by Sinopacific are edging into MPSV territory, explains Ronny Pål Kvalsvik of Rolls-Royce.
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NewsFollowing a tough act
Both physical and legislative challenges have come together to give rise the first LNG icebreaker, writes Stevie Knight
