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The 106.7m three-masted sailing yacht Black Pearl is unlike any yacht the world has ever seen. This unique and complex vessel is the realisation of a discerning owner’s vision. She is the result of an elaborate and successful collaboration on the part of an international group of designers, engineers, naval architects, builders, and project managers…

Naval architecture and marine engineering design consultancy firm BMT Nigel Gee has announced the delivery of Sure Diamond. This is the first ever UK flagged vessel to be certified under the Interim Code for High Speed Offshore Service Craft (HS-OSC). The vessel is a 26 metre StratCAT built by Strategic Marine in Vietnam. Under the new code,..

At the end of 2014 the first vessel driven by the new Voith Linear Jet (VLJ) propulsion system was successfully tested outside the Isle of Wight in Southern England. The innovative propulsion system has performed convincingly all along the line and by far surpassed the expectations of her owner, the Welsh company Turbine Transfers, a..

BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced that Trearddur Bay, its latest design for Turbine Transfers, one of the leading providers of Windfarm Support Vessels, has successfully completed sea trials in the Solent, achieving 31 knots with 8DWT. With sea trials completed Trearddur Bay has immediately started work for Dong Energy. Built..

PIRIOU just secured the order for a wind farm support vessel, the WFSV 26w LARGO. Built by PIRIOU in Vietnam, LARGO is financed by SEALEASE and will be delivered beginning of 2015 to OPUS MARINE to be operated in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. Pascal PIRIOU states: “We are very proud to gain the..

A trio of 38m Flex Ferries, built by Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard International and designed by Southampton-based BMT Nigel Gee, have been delivered to their new owner, Horizon Ferries, following successful sea trials in Singapore. BMT Nigel Gee is a subsidiary of BMT Group, the international design, engineering, science and risk management consultancy. The BV-classed, Singapore-flagged..

As a showcase of progressive design, Claydon Reeves and BMT Nigel Gee are pleased to present Project Chuan. Developed from the earlier collaboration on the Oxygen project in 2012 the two companies have re-evaluated both the style, layout and underlying technical platform, based on BMT’s Extreme Semi-SWATH (XSS) advanced catamaran hull-form. The design is anchored..

Igor Lobanov, Yacht Designer, tells how the project came about: “The initial idea of the Star belongs to Alex Malybaev from FIRMA branding agency. Alex and I exchanged some thoughts about yachting and come to the conclusion that to those outside the marine industry, all yachts look the same: It seems that modern architecture, product..

BMT Nigel Gee (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, and Ares Shipyard are pleased to announce that the first two boats of a series of eight luxury passenger ferries destined for Qatar, have been completed and delivered to the customer. BMT worked closely with Ares Shipyard to produce an innovative design with particular attention to..

BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design and engineering consultancy, is pleased to announce it has won a design for the construction of up to eight advanced 26m Windfarm Support Vessels (WSV), to be built by the Australian shipbuilder, Strategic Marine. The vessels are to be built for Njord..

BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, announced expansion activity at its offices in Southampton to meet a large increase in design work. Operating across four principal market sectors, the naval architectural practice delivers design and engineering services for specialised vessels in the large yacht, commercial, defence and offshore energy markets. John Bonafoux, Managing..

BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced further collaboration with Ares Shipyard in the design of a series of eight luxury passenger ferries, destined for Qatar. At 18m long with a beam of 6.7m, the composite catamaran design will be able to carry up to 51 passengers in comfort and style…

BMT Nigel Gee (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, is pleased to announce its latest contract with Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International Pte Ltd, for the design of three 38m monohull high-speed passenger ferries for the busy Singapore-Indonesia ferry route. The shipbuilding subsidiary of Singapore-listed crewboat specialist Penguin International Limited recently signed a contract with..

Hello, welcome to the December/January 2013/2014 issue of SuperYacht Industry magazine. As this issue is our METS 2013 special, we show you one of the most powerful superyachts from this year. The 65.5m sportyacht Lady M from Palmer Johnson is the largest vessel ever built by the American yacht builder. She features an exquisite 8.5m..

Pick up the latest issue of OSI at RenewableUK’s Offshore Wind 2013 in Manchester – the UK’s premier offshore wind energy event – from 12-13 June. More on that in a moment, but our cover story jumps to the other side of the offshore world – Brazil’s pre-salt fields and Petrobras‘ shipbuilding challenges. In March OSI’s..

Royal Wagenborg has taken delivery of the first high speed Veka Catamaran for the offshore wind farm industry. The catamaran will supply remote wind farms in the North Sea with crew, equipment and various supplies. Later this week Veka will launch a second catamaran for a shakedown cruise, and it will not be long before this..

BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced recent refurbishment and expansion activity at its offices in Southampton in order to meet a large increase in design work.

Voith has been awarded with the first Voith Linear Jet order by Turbine Transfers UK for a 19m BMT Nigel Gee designed Wind Support Vessel. The Voith Linear Jet will provide for this application a substantial higher bollard pull without a requirement for increased installed power.

Voith has been awarded with the first Voith Linear Jet order by Turbine Transfers UK for a 19m BMT Nigel Gee designed Wind Support Vessel. The Voith Linear Jet will provide for this application a substantial higher bollard pull without a requirement for increased installed power.

BMT Nigel Gee is collaborating with Henry Ward Design in the development of the  innovative ‘Recreational Island‘. In its folded position it can be stored in a tender bay of a large yacht. Measuring some 10 x 8 m when deployed, it can be towed by tender in its folded position to a preferred location, a..

BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, announced its association with Hemisphere, the 44m VPLP design catamaran recently launched from Pendennis Shipyard, that made her world debut at the Monaco Yacht Show. The structural design and engineering of Hemisphere have pushed the boundaries of classification society rules, resulting in the new BV Yacht..

BMT Asia Pacific and BMT Nigel Gee have announced completion of a major project supporting the development of Taiwan’s offshore wind ambitions. Commissioned by Taiwanese Government agencies, and working alongside with Wind Prospect Ltd, BMT has assisted in developing practical guidelines to facilitate offshore wind development in an efficient, cost-effective and risk aware manner.  Currently, the Taiwan..

BMT Nigel Gee, a subsidiary of the BMT Group, has announced a number of innovative technologies to help improve the experience of personnel travelling to and from offshore windfarms. It is not only the vessel performance that is affected by rough weather; seasickness amongst workers travelling to offshore sites is a very real business consideration..

Following their partnership in 2010 on a 60m motoryacht, Thailand based superyacht builder Ruea Yachts has once again teamed up with Design Unlimited and naval architects BMT Nigel Gee to extend the concept into a 75m version. The new motoryacht will be optimised for blue water cruising with features including extensive covered outside areas that..

In order to showcase its capabilities, Yacht Island Design has set about developing several concept proposals. The first of these is ‘The Streets of Monaco’. This is a 155m SWATH yacht built predominantly in steel with the use of aluminium in the upper superstructure. With a maximum speed of 15 knots she transports her 70..