Growing global demand for sustainable offshore fish farms (see, for example, Ship & Boat International March/April 2022, page 44) is necessitating fit-for-purpose aquaculture support vessels capable of handling large nets and cables and loading/offloading significant caches of fish and shellfish. This booming sector has attracted the attention of Damen Shipyards Group, which has been working […]
In recent years, there has been a focus on servicing deepwater offshore wind farms located far from shore, necessitating the construction and commissioning of larger, more stable CTVs and SOVs. However, accessing some of the smaller wind farms in shallower waters can also be a challenge. Take the 60MW Scroby Sands turbine array, located 2.5km off […]
The Vampire has big ambitions for a compact RIB – most crucially, to serve as a modular “rapid deployment transporter” for professional, commercial and recreational operators alike. The boat’s open aft deck can accommodate a moveable quick-release track mounting system, capable of deploying and recovering “everything from drones to quad bikes”, the RIB’s developer, Ring […]
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 4th Quarter 2021
UK engineering firm Forth is seeking partners for its innovative Autonomous Aquatic Inspection and Intervention (A2I2) underwater survey robot
Ship & Boat International eNews: September/October 2021
Shiprepair & Maintenance: 3rd Quarter 2021
Well-established ROV hull cleaning specialist, HullWiper, has recently launched operations at three new locations - South Korea, Namibia and Sri Lanka