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NewsMore ATBs for major US owners
Although Articulated Tug and Barge (ATB) units are comparatively rare in Europe, in the USA they have become an essential part of the country’s infrastructure.
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NewsDamen secures a massive Kuwait order
Damen Shipyards and the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have signed a contract for 14 tugs from the builder’s ASD range.
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NewsSmit Lamnalco secures major contract in Iraq
Smit Lamnalco has secured the turnkey contract to support Single Point Mooring operations for the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project (ICOEEP). The scheme, 20 km off the Al Fao Peninsula, looks to triple oil exports from Iraq.
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NewsCorvus Batteries for Gorgon ‘Hybrid’ tugs
Four new new ‘hybrid’ tugs currently under construction for Svitzer to support the Australian Gorgon gas field project will use lithium-ion batteries supplied by the Canadian specialist Corvus Energy.
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NewsDaniel Adamson gets Lottery funding
The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society (DAPS) that is restoring the historic Mersey tug tender SS Daniel Adamson is jubilant having received initial support for a £3m Heritage Lottery Fund bid, including development funding of £37,300.
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NewsTrojan is purchased by Atlantic Towage
Atlantic Towage & Marine Ltd, a sister company of Blue Ocean Marine, based at Bere Island on the south west coast of Ireland, has purchased the twin screw tug/workboat Trojan, a small vessel with a considerable and interesting history.
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NewsThree powerful RAmparts for Saudi Arabia
Zamil Offshore Services in Dammam have recently completed the construction of a series of three Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) designed RAmparts 3200-W tugs for use by the Saudi Ports Authority.
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NewsNew Damen tugs serve the Australian Navy
Over the past few months, Damen’s Changde Shipyard in China has delivered the compact tug Tancred and tug/workboat Wattle to DMS Maritime Pty Ltd of Australia.
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NewsSvitzer to withdraw from deepsea towage
Svitzer Ocean Towage has announced its intention to withdraw from deepsea towage and offer the three oceangoing tugs London, Rotterdam and Singapore for sale.
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NewsISU considers Bunker Removal Clause
Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU) held their 58th General Meeting in Istanbul late last month.
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NewsDoosan doing it right for wind farm vessels
An upturn in commercial requirements and a growing demand for unsophisticated engines has led to a surge in demand for Doosan engines.
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NewsTwo former British ETVs join Smit
The J P Knight Group, with headquarters in Rochester UK, have sold the anchorhandling tugs Anglian Princess and Anglian Sovereign to Smit Transport Belgium NV.
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NewsTOWLINES
The operation to salvage the container ship MSC Flaminia in mid-Atlantic came to an end on 11 September when the ship was finally handed over to its owners by Smit Salvage. The oceangoing tug Fairmount Expedition, accompanied by tugs Anglian Sovereign and Carlo Magno safely delivered the ship to the ...
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NewsThe last two ‘Dogs’ leave Naval service
Husky and Sheepdog, the last two ‘Dog’ class tugs originally built for the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS), have been sold by Serco, the current contractor for Marine Services to the UK Ministry of Defence (Navy).
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NewsExpanding tug fleet for River Thames work
Essex UK based construction contractor S Walsh & Sons Ltd (SWS) has recently been expanding its marine management division, buying new and adapted vessels to serve on a variety of projects on the River Thames in and around London.
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NewsTOWLINES
Captain Peter Meyer, a well known and respected figure in the towage and salvage industry, has retired after 40 years with Hamburg based Bugsier Reederei. Peter started with the company as a helmsman onboard the salvage tug Bugsier 27 and progressed to become Captain of many of the company’s tugs, ...
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Heavy duty Hercules takes a bow
A heavy duty bow thruster has joined the range of hydraulic products and services at Hercules Hydraulics.
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NewsGearboxes and controls for new design WFSV
The Northumberland UK based specialist aluminium boatbuilder Alnmaritec is fitting four shipsets of ZF 2000 V gearbox systems for its new Wave Captain class Wind Farm Support Vessels.
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NewsLess is more Phi-Drive is economical too
A new drive which utilises permanent magnets to give a higher power density with less weight and a smaller footprint, takes a lot of the complexity out of the drive train and gains efficiency as a result.
