PALFINGER MARINE is currently updating their state-of-the-art transportation system for the offshore industry – the Offshore Passenger Transfer System (OPTS). At Nor-Shipping 2023 in June, the company showcased a model of this technology for the first time. The OPTS is a 3D-compensated passenger and cargo transfer system. Designed specifically for marine applications, it compensates on […]
In early April 2023, UK Minister for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk attended the ceremony to officially begin construction on the future HMS Birmingham at BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow. The steel cutting, marking the official start of build on the fourth of eight Type 26 frigates, was carried out by apprentice burner, Ciaran Baillie, […]
Green light for SeaBot course Training provider SeaBot Maritime has received UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) voluntary recognition for its maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS) Remote Operator training course. Developed jointly by SeaBot and Fugro Middle East, the course is intended as the first module in SeaBot’s wider MASS Certified Professional training scheme (MCP) […]
Is traditional wooden boatbuilding becoming a lost art? (images: Robin Zahler) What do harp-making, boot-making and slating have in common? The answer is that all three skills have made it onto Heritage Crafts’ Red List of Endangered Crafts, which ranks heritage craft skills at risk of dying out before they can be passed on to […]
The role of the naval architect in floating offshore wind Jake Anderson, engineering director, ABL Group Now is a fantastic time to be a naval architect. The employment market is booming with opportunities across lots of sectors of the marine industry. This article describes one such sector that provides an opportunity for naval architects to […]
A contract has been awarded for ongoing support of the NATO Submarine Rescue System as other countries also invest in submarine rescue capability In December 2022, UK-based JFD was awarded a further contract in support of the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). The NSRS ‘Third In-Service Support’ (3ISS) contract is a five-year contract that is […]
Yachtbuilder Sunseeker International has launched an intensive boatbuilding course with the aim of attracting fresh talent into the industry to counter the UK’s current “national skills shortage”, the company says. The course is the first offering of the newly created Sunseeker Skills Academy, which was developed in partnership with Bournemouth and Poole College. Alex Bowman, […]
Thames river cats prove a capital challenge for Wight Shipyard Commissioned with building two Thames river cats for the Uber Boat by Thames Clippers service, Wight Shipyard Co. found that producing a low-emission solution was far from straightforward. Stevie Knight finds out about the challenges involved, and how the yard overcame them You might believe […]
British-led Team Resolute, comprising BMT, Harland & Wolff and Navantia UK, has been appointed as the preferred bidder to deliver three support ships to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The £1.6 billion (US$1.9 billion) contract to build the vessels providing munitions, stores and provisions to the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers, destroyers and frigates deployed at […]