Macduff ploughs through new orders

Ship & Boat International: eNews January/February 2018

Both Macduff's boatbuilding and vessel design wings enjoyed a busyfinish to 2017, with delivery of pilot boat Scotia to ABP preceding new vessel design contracts.

Modutech's tug rollout begins

Ship & Boat International: eNews January/February 2018

Washington-based boatyard Modutech Marine has commenced its rollout of 24 support tugs to the US Navy, the debut vessel having been delivered in December 2017.

Rejecting the average

Ship & Boat International: eNews January/February 2018

For Norway’s YSA Design, meeting evolving customer requests means ditching stereotypical perceptions regarding the ‘typical’ yachtowner.

CMB embarks on the hydrogen highway

Ship & Boat International: eNews January/February 2018

Belgian ship operator Compagnie Maritime Belge has taken delivery of the 14m x 4.2m passenger cat Hydroville, which will serve as an 'ambassador' for hydrogen-fuelled vessel development.

Power-up by plate

Ship & Boat International: eNews January/February 2018

Wärtsilä has proposed its automatic wireless induction charging system as a maintenance-free alternative to cluttered cables and plugs quayside, when recharging electric ferries.

NRL develops 'safer' lithium-free battery.

Warship Techology: January 2018

New types of intrinsically safe lithium-ion batteries are being used on a growing number of commercial vessels, but the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in the US has developed a new, lithium-free solution.

High cost prompts review of aircraft carrier alternatives for the US Navy

Warship Technology: January 2018

Replacing its Nimitz-class carriers with a less costly alternative to the Ford-class ships that are currently under construction is feasible, but would require capability trade-offs

Indian Coast Guard expanding rapidly as shipyards pick up the pace

Warship Technology: January 2018

The Indian Coast Guard’s modernisation and expansion plans continue to move forward at a robust pace with the induction of several new platforms and several dozen more ships at various stages of construction.

Diverse work for Columbo Dockyards

Shiprepair eNews December 2017

Established in 1974, Colombo Dockyard is the largest and oldest ship building and repair company in Sri Lanka and is based in within the Port of Colombo, thus having the benefits of a deep water harbour.

Underwater propeller repairs

Shiprepair eNews December 2017

A bent, damaged or cracked propeller blade can produce severe vibrations on the vessel. The resulting unevenly pressure distribution loads on the propeller will increase loads on the shaft and can even damage the engine and transmission system.

Busy time at Blohm+Voss

Shiprepair eNews December 2017

The 3,237TEU container ship Philadelphia Express docked at Blohm+Voss (in Dock 10) in Hamburg on 29 November 2017

New hull cleaning service for Suez Canal

Shiprepair eNews December 2017

GAC Egypt is now offering the HullWiper hull cleaning system to vessels berthing at ports in the Suez Canal and they have already undertaken the first job on a crude oil tanker.

Contracting & delivering SD14s

The Naval Architect: January 2018

The SD14 was the most successful British vessel of its type ever built. Ian Buxton has been researching how flexible building agreements made them profitable.

Fast sailing in ice- the new goal of model studies

The Naval Architect: January 2018

Maintaining a fast, efficient year-round shipping line in the Russian Arctic for large-size vessels demands adequate ice-going capabilities, say the Krylov Centre’s А.А. Dobrodeev and K.Е. Sazonov.

Meeting the Challenge

The Naval Architect: January 2018

When IMO agreed to the introduction of the EEDI it set clearly defined reductions of CO₂ emissions for newly constructed ships. But how can CO₂ be reduced using developing technologies? Ian Adams considers the options.