News 2-4 – Page 145
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First DC power grid on board a ship
ABB has won an order from ship owner Myklebusthaug Management to supply the first ever direct current (DC) power grid on board a ship.
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NewsVSPs for first hybrid propulsion ferries
In summer 2013, the world''s first two ferries with a hybrid propulsion system will be put into service.
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NewsNew Suzuki technology showcased at Seawork
Suzuki will be bringing new outboard models and new outboard technology to the commercial boating sector at this year’s Seawork.
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NewsYamaha doubles warranty for commercial users
Yamaha Motor (UK) Ltd returns to Seawork with an expanded range of outboard engines which are a popular choice for many commercial users and professional organisations such as the RNLI.
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NewsWaterMota displays latest engines at Seawork
Seawork visitors will have the opportunity to view the latest engines from Doosan Infracore, Hyundai SeasAll, Crafstman Marine and Whisper Power on display with engine, generator and gearbox specialist WaterMota at Seawork 2012.
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NewsFast patrol boats for French Gendarmerie
France’s Raidco Marine has delivered the first four of a series of 11 aluminium hull patrol boats to that country’s Gendarmerie Nationale.
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NewsPowerful twin tugs make Texas debut
The Signet Constellation and Signet Stars & Stripes are the latest development in Robert Allan Ltd’s RAstar series of tugs.
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NewsFast electric ferry rides on air-support
Development is well underway with the world’s first fast electric air-supported commuter ferry that can operate on battery power alone.
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NewsDMC develops single weld nozzle spinning
Damen Marine Components (DMC) has developed a pioneering nozzle production method bases on a single weld seam on the inner side of the nozzle.
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NewsTowlines
SMS Towage Limited, based in Hessle on HumbersideUK, has moved into the Bristol Channel with a new subsidiary SMS Towage (Bristol Channel) Ltd and is currently offering towage services in the South Wales ports of Newport, Cardiff and Barry. The 22.6m ASD tug Trueman, a tug of 32 tonnes bollard ...
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NewsFirst of three Algerian ETVs is delivered
EL Moundjid, the first of three ‘state of the art’ Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs), has been handed over to the Algerian Government by STX OSV Braatvaag in Norway.
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NewsHunter clocks up the miles for Svendborg
The Danish tug owner Rederiet Junior ApS, a fully autonomous subsidiary of Svendborg Bugser A/S, is delighted with the twin screw tug Hunter they purchased in January 2011.
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NewsExtensive newbuild programme for Svitzer
International towage provider Svitzer continues to maintain a large ongoing construction programme in order to replace outdated tonnage and support new contracts.
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NewsThe first RAmpage 4500 enters service
AOS Power, a highly versatile offshore support tug, is now in service with its owners the Atlantic Maritime Group, Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates.
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NewsTOWLINES
Svitzer Australia Pty Ltd and Chevron Australia Pty Ltd have signed a contract for the supply of marine services at the Gorgon LNG Project terminal on Barrow Island, Western Australia. Four Svitzer designed, diesel-electric hybrid escort tugs with 80 tons bollard pull, based on the Svitzer S80/33 design, will be ...
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NewsSt Elmo a new customised tug for Malta
Towards the end of 2011 Tug Malta Limited, a subsidiary of Rimorchiatori Riuniti of Genoa, Italy, took delivery of the tug St Elmo.
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NewsBuksér og Berging to build world’s first LNG tugs
The world’s first LNG powered escort tugs have been ordered by Norwegian company Buksér og Berging AS.
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NewsA study of Voith tractors in ice
Hard winters frequently lead to the formation of ice in many ports and harbours. Tugs often act as icebreakers and to the uninitiated some modern tugs appear to be particularly susceptible to damage.
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NewsGondan deliver LNG Guardian
Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan delivered the 75 ton bollard pull standby vessel LNG Guardian to its Italian tug owner Fratelli Neri SpA on 12 January.
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NewsSmit acquires its first ‘Rotor Tugs’
Smit International has purchased two 28m ‘Rotor Tugs’ for use in Zeebrugge to join the fleet of tugs serving the new towage contract in the port (MJ –Towlines December 2011).
