Newbuild North Sea beam trawler has twin Optima nozzles
MAY 7, 2018 — Hakvoort Brothers, based in Urk, the Netherlands, has taken delivery of UK 46, the first new beam trawler built for the North Sea in twelve years. The vessel
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VIDEO: Floating dry docks arrive at Damen Shiprepair Curaçao
MAY 4, 2018 — Following a 26-day voyage across the North Atlantic, two floating dry docks have arrived at Damen Shiprepair Curaçao (DSCu) in the southern Caribbean, fulfilling a promise by Damen
Rolls-Royce to supply MTU engines for four new Brazilian tugs
MAY 4, 2018 — Rolls-Royce has won an order to supply MTU engines for four new tugs for Aliança Navegação, a company owned by the Hamburg Süd shipping line. The company uses
Med Marine takes delivery of second in RAmparts 2300-MM series
MAY 2, 2018 — Turkish tugboat operator and shipbuilder Med Marine recently took delivery of MED XXV, the second of six Robert Allan Ltd RAmparts 2300-MM design tugs under construction at Med
Gulf Island adds escort tugs to shipyard backlog
MAY 2, 2018 — Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. reports that through its Shipyard Division, it has executed change orders on existing contracts with two customers to add two Z-Tech 30-80 Terminal/Escort Tugs
Vard to build advanced cable layer for Prysmian Group
APRIL 29, 2018 — Fincantieri subsidiary Vard has been awarded a contract by the Milan, Italy, headquartered Prysmian Group for the design and construction of a cable laying vessel for advanced subsea
VIDEO: Metal Shark delivers two boats to Virgin Islands Port Authority
APRIL 24, 2018 — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered two new custom welded aluminum vessels to the Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA), a 45 ft pilot boat and 32 ft port
Delivery of giant cruise ferry “likely to be delayed”
APRIL 21, 2018 — German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) has apparently encountered some problems with keeping to the construction schedule of its largest vessel to date, the 195 m cruise ferry
Gladding-Hearn starts construction of second cat for Rhode Island
APRIL 20, 2018 — Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has begun construction of a second high-speed passenger ferry for Rhode Island Fast Ferry, Inc., which is to open a new seasonal route between
Silver Ships creates feature packed fire/rescue demo boat
APRIL 19, 2018 — Silver Ships, Inc., Theodore, AL, has collaborated with industry vendors to create an aluminum demonstration fire/rescue boat. Designed and manufactured for firefighting and rescue applications, the Ambar series