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NewsMarathon tow for Fairmount
Three tugs from Fairmount Marine have completed the marathon tow of one of the world’s largest FPSOs'' Petrojarl Knarr'' from the builder’s yard in South Korea to Haugesund in Norway.
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NewsHappy birthday McAllister Towing
One of North America’s best known tug owning companies McAllister Towing & Transportation recently held a gala event in New York celebrating 150 years in the maritime industry.
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NewsRegular customer returns to Damen
Dutch tug owner and operator Seacontractors have returned to Damen with an order for three new vessels, including the maritime service provider’s ninth Shoalbuster tug.
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NewsOrder rush for Voith
It has been a busy few months for Voith GmbH securing two separate orders covering 18 newbuild tugs and their announcement of a new design variant of the Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP).
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Jet propulsion for Spanish police patrol vessels
Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply waterjets for two Spanish Police Guardia Civil 20m Patrol boats in Spain. These vessels will be built by Astilleros Gondan Shipyard.
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NewsWaterMota Romania continues expansion
It’s a cliché as old as the hills but hard work does pay off. For engines and generators company WaterMota Romania based in Constanta, this is certainly the case.
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NewsChange of engines after just six months
A fishing catamaran which only went into service in February this year has already had a change of engines – this time to Sole Diesel.
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NewsMermaid Marine invests in R&D
Mermaid Marine, has significantly invested in new research and development facilities to aid product design and development of new products.
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NewsASV C-Worker fitted with Fischer Panda
Initial designs for Fischer Panda’s hybrid diesel electric propulsion systems were first introduced in early 2004.
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NewsItalian hybrid system
Italian company Transfluid was established in 1957 to manufacture variable speed drives, fluid couplings and hydraulic transmissions. Now it has added to its portfolio with a hybrid transmission system that is suitable for marine use.
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NewsCouplings launch
Renold Hi-Tec Couplings, of Halifax, UK, is set to launch a new range of failsafe, high temperature, marine propulsion rubber-in-compression couplings at the International Workboat Show, Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, USA, from 3 to 5 December.
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NewsJacket cooled motors
WEG, a US headquartered supplier of drive technology, introduced its water-cooled WGM motors to the shipbuilding industry for the first time at SMM 2014. WEG claim the motors provide the ideal solution for marine applications with harsh operating conditions and constrained spaces, and where a high ratio of output ...
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NewsJets for largest fast crew boat
The world’s largest fast crew boat has recently been launched by Incat Tasmania’s shipyard on the 15th of September 2014. This DP2 class 70m fast crew boat (FCB) will be operating as a fast crew transfer vessel to various installations in the Caspian Sea and has a semi-SWATH hull design ...
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NewsQuad engines for Round 3
After initially being designed to accommodate a different propulsion system, Njord Offshore’s four new windfarm crew vessels are now all fitted with quadruple Volvo Penta IPS900 complete propulsion systems and will be in the water by early 2015.
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NewsOutboard award
Suzuki’s DF25A and DF30A petrol outboard motors have received the 2014 IBEX Innovation Award for Outboard Motors, as announced at the International Boat Builders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX) in Florida. This is the eighth Innovation Award won by Suzuki, the Japanese company claiming this is more than any other outboard ...
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NewsNingbo Port receives new Robert Allan tug
Ningbo Port Company Ltd have taken delivery of a new ship-handling tug ‘Yong Gang Tuo 31’ from Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard (Group) Ltd, built to a Robert Allan Ltd design.
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NewsPrompt delivery offered for new Malaysian tug
Sibu Sarawak-based Rajang Maju Marine Industries has added another tug to their portfolio of handy-sized traditional design tugs available for prompt delivery.
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NewsDamen nozzles for ALP super tugs
Damen Marine Components (DMC) are to supply a total of eight propeller nozzles for a series of four ultra-long distance anchor-handling tugs for ALP Maritime Services.
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NewsYuexin delivers three for Myanmar service
Chinese Yuexin Ocean Engineering Ltd have delivered three powerful ASD tugs for service in an energy project between China and Myanmar.
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NewsNew Venture for Carmet Tugs
Wirral, UK-based Carmet Tug Company recently acquired an addition to their fleet in the form of a previously Spanish owned single-screw coastal tug that will sail under the Carmet flag with the name ‘Venture’.
