A Chinese science institute has taken delivery of a large mothership for unmanned craft that is itself capable of autonomous sailings while a UAE operator welcomes a newb ..
Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | January 4 – Russian submarine and minesweeper deliveries, Turkish USV orders and more
The Russian Navy expands its submarine and minehunting fleets with the recent acquisition and commissioning of newbuild vessels. Construction continues on a new class of ..
UAE defence ministry awards AED3.5 billion OPV newbuilding contract to local shipyard
The UAE Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) a contract for the construction of four Falaj 3-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) for the ..
Transporting vessels around shipyards and in and out of water
The launching and hauling of vessels has mostly been done on a set of greased ways with the boat sliding into the sea in a cradle. It isn’t foolproof, especially when the cradle breaks, sending the vessel off the ways and onto its side, its guests tossed into the scuppers and maybe over the side.
Cranes have been used to launch vessels but they too have had their problems, primarily when the crane’s boom snapped while the boat was hoisted out over the water.
The reverse of that, hauling a vessel...