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NewsCompetition is stiff in the shiphandling market
Competition in the ship handling market is and always has been extremely fierce.
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NewsBulani - the first of a new breed
Sanmar, the Turkish shipbuilder and tug owner, has introduced yet another new tug to their design portfolio.
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NewsTOWLINES
Terasea Pte Ltd of Singapore, part of the POSH Terasea consortium, has taken delivery of the Terasea Eagle, the third anchorhandler in a series of four identical vessels to be built by the Universal Shipbuilding Corp in Japan. The 75.3m vessel has a bollard pull of 200 tonnes thanks to ...
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NewsSix new tugs – all to Macduff designs
In the past few weeks six new tugs have been completed, all to designs by Macduff Ship Design Ltd.
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NewsNew president for International Salvage Union
At the Annual General Meeting of the International Salvage Union (ISU) in Hong Kong on 24 October, Captain Leendert Muller became the organisation’s new president.
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NewsTOWLINES
A ceremony was held by Seacontractors on 23 October to have Sea Hotel, their latest new Shoalbuster 2709, named by sponsor lady Mrs. Marieke Regoor. The event was held in Dubai Festival City Marina in Dubai in the UAE. Sea Hotel is powered by two Caterpillar 3512B TA/A main engines ...
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NewsSanmar completes the world’s first LNG tug
Early in October, tug builders Sanmar held a massive event to name the world’s first LNG fuelled tug, Borgoy, built for Norwegian tug owners Bukser og Bergings AS (B&B).
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NewsThree more tugs for B&B
Sanmar also have three other vessels under construction for Bukser og Bergings AS (B&B), each of a different type.
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NewsThe first EDDY will soon be ready
Construction has started on the first example of the unique ‘Efficient Double-ended DYnamic’ (EDDY) tug and workboat series, mentioned previously in Tugs & Towing (May 2012).
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NewsCity of Adelaide goes by barge
The hull of the historic clipper ship City of Adelaide has successfully completed the first leg of its long journey to South Australia aboard the pontoon deck cargo barge Lastdrager 28 from the fleet of Van Der Wees (water transport division).
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NewsFire fighters Multratug 26 and 27 in service
On 5 September the Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship Towage & Salvage BV of Terneuzen held a ceremony to christen the tugs Multratug 26 and Multratug 27, the latest vessels in their current fleet replacement programme.
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NewsTOWLINES
Early in September the new 20.35m ASD tug TSM Brehat was being prepared for delivery by the Padmos Shipyard at Stellendam in the Netherlands to its owners, Thomas Services Maritimes in Rouen. The tug is sister to the TSM Albatre delivered in February 2013 (MJ – March 2013). Designed by ...
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NewsJohn Reeder QC joins TugAdvise
TugAdvise, the specialist unit of shipping law firm Tatham Macinnes, has announced that John Reeder QC is to join as a consultant.
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NewsDamen deliver Kaikoura to the Tym Group
Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld has recently completed the Kaikoura, a Shoalbuster 3511 for the Tym Group (Thong Yong Marine).
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Safety in towing and anchor handling
In 2007, the Bourbon Dolphin capsized with the loss of eight crewmembers.
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NewsHybrid power for London’s floating cinema
If you visit Limehouse Basin in London after dark you might well find yourself smiling at a boat lit up like a Christmas tree.
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NewsSMS Towage starts work in Belfast
SMS Towage Limited has launched the new harbour towage service in Belfast Harbour in response to demand from port users.
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NewsChloe K is delivered to Bay-Houston
US towage operator the Bay-Houston Towing Co has proudly announced the delivery of the Chloe K, the first tug of the new Z-Tech 2400 class.
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NewsWärtsilä introducing new range of thrusters
Wärtsilä is introducing a new series of both steerable and transverse thrusters that will further develop the current portfolio.
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NewsFairmount Sherpa delivers accommodation barge
Rotterdam based ocean towage contractor Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Sherpa has delivered the accommodation barge Ayang 2 to offshore Angola.
