Vessels News – Page 152
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NewsBoluda fleet expansion underway
Spanish tug owner Boluda is making the news with delivery of the first two of four ASD tugs for operation in France and a progress report on the first two of an order for up to 10 Voith Water Tractors.
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NewsRolls-Royce MTU engines destined for Sanmar tugs
Rolls-Royce and Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards have signed a letter of intent for the supply of MTU engines for ASD tugs being built at the yard.
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NewsDamen news – proceed to checkout
News from Damen this month reports on delivery of no fewer than seven tugs of five different designs along with contracts signed with three owners for a further five vessels.
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NewsCaterpillar Marine Unveils Cat C9.3 ACERT
Germany-headquartered Caterpillar Marine released the Cat C9.3 ACERT Marine platform to the international commercial marine market at the International Workboat Show in Louisiana, USA in December.
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NewsStandardized hybrid package
Italian marine transmission specialist Transfluid, has supplied a hybrid system for a new passenger boat on the river Oise, a tributary of the Seine which passes through Belgium and France. It is of particular note as a standardized interface allowed the shipyard a free choice in the diesel engine element ...
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NewsSaft batteries for giant hybrid cable layer
Saft, a France-headquartered designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry, has been awarded a contract by Switzerland’s ABB Marine to supply a specialized high power liquid cooled lithium-ion (Li-ion) Super Phosphate (SLFP) battery system for ABB’s new state-of-the-art diesel-electric hybrid subsea cable-laying vessel.
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NewsSix-cylinder upgrade
Germany’s MAN Engines is set to modernize its range of inline six-cylinder engines for work boats with the launch of the latest generation of engines based on the MAN D2676 with cylinder capacity of 12.4 litres.
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NewsDouble Dutch delivery for Svitzer UK
Svitzer’s UK fleet has received a boost with delivery of two Damen ASD 3212 tugs ‘Svitzer Kent’ and ‘Svitzer Deben’ for their Thames and Felixstowe operations respectively.
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NewsEddy gets smaller for Iskes
EDDY Tug has won an order from Iskes Towage & Salvage to design and build a second, smaller but more powerful version of the Hybrid EDDY tug (efficient double-ended dynamic tug).
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NewsTOWLINES (December 2015)
Dutch towage contractor BMS Seatowage BV have a new addition to their fleet in the form of the hybrid tug conversion ‘Sil-Jeske-B’ built for Koedood BV by Shipyard Kooiman.
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NewsSvitzer adds to its Amsterdam fleet
Svitzer Amsterdam have taken delivery of ''Svitzer Amstel'', a relatively new and exclusive design from Robert Allan Ltd built by Sanmar Shipyards.
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NewsEuropean ingredients in Argentinian ASD tug
Cummins Marine has provided the comprehensive machinery installation for a new ASD tug designed and built in Argentina and destined for both ship-assist and coastal towing duties.
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NewsMajor South African order kicks off
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) have celebrated the ceremonial naming of the first of nine Voith Schneider powered tugs with an element of European involvement worthy of mention.
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NewsCarrousel tugs and another ASD for Multraship
At the Europort 2015 exhibition recently, Terneuzen, Netherlands-based Multraship announced the commissioning of construction of two Carrousel RAVE tugs along with confirmation of an order for another Damen ASD 3212.
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NewsMTS Towage transforms heavy lift
Falmouth based Marine and Towage Services Group (MTS) along with specialist shipper Robert Wynn & Sons Ltd have completed the delivery of nine transformers in three shipments from Rotterdam to Scotland.
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NewsHybrid power for Norwegian Fjords
Switzerland’s ABB will provide the crucial technology that will allow a spectacular ferry to run silently on batteries along a UNESCO listed fjord in Norway.
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NewsMTU gas engines for new ferry
Rolls-Royce and Stadtwerke Konstanz, have teamed up to develop a liquid natural gas (LNG) propulsion system based on MTU engines for a new Lake Constance ferry. The plan is to have the ferry running on gas between the two Lake Constance towns of Constance and Meersburg by 2019.
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NewsFerry propulsion deal
Australian shipyard, Incat, has awarded German engine manufacturer MAN Diesel & Turbo the contract to supply the engines for the ‘KatExpress 3’, a high-speed ferry newbuilding.
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NewsAuto-trim from Mercury
Outboards and stern drive propulsion are used on a wide variety of craft these days and most of then have power trim installed. This is used to adjust the angle of the drive leg as the boat comes onto the plane so that the thrust from the propeller remains close ...
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NewsNew Hyundai diesel
Korean engine manufacturer Hyundai has added a new diesel engine to its R-Series range of small high speed diesels which is particularly suited to applications in RIBs and smaller patrol and work boats. Rated at 200 hp in its light duty form this engine is based on a 4 cylinder ...
