News 2-4 – Page 158
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NewsConverteam configures for all the consequences
‘The consequences of losing position, Andy Cooper of Converteam tells MJ, ‘can run from mild inconvenience to disastrous, depending what you are doing at the time.’
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NewsMAN power popular at Spanish yard
MAN Diesel Spain has been very active within the tug segment recently, having played a key role in three orders that contract the company to supply 18 MAN Diesel L27/38 engines to Boluda Corporación Marítima, Spain, the international marine group and shipbuilder.
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NewsHybrid power makes appearance at Seawork
Hybrids are a largely untapped technology particularly suited to the workboat market, Graeme Hawksley of Hybrid Marine tells MJ. To back it up he will be exhibiting a hybrid system at SeaWork on the Beta Marine stand.
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NewsWorkboats thrive on organic fuel treatment
Southampton UK based workboat operator Williams Shipping Marine has been benefiting from ongoing fuel treatment over the past two years, eliminating diesel sludge and microbial contamination.
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NewsInterferry lobbies MEPC on Baltic issues
Using its consultative status at the IMO, trade association Interferry is lobbying the Marine Environment Protection Committee’s 60th session in London this week on two controversial issues.
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NewsTides seals a Dutch deal
Poole UK based Tides Marine International, working with their Dutch distributor Cuno b.v, part of the Exalto Group, is supplying SureSeal dripless propeller shaft seals and Smart Seal temperature monitoring systems to No Limits Ships based in Holland, which specialises in building survey vessels to be operated in both offshore ...
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NewsDamen replaces the time honoured ‘PushyCat’ - by Jack Gaston
Damen Shipyards has replaced their famous ‘PushyCat’ with an entirely new vessel for their Stan Tug range.
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NewsUS Navy get their first new ‘Z-Tech’ tug - by Jack Gaston
The first of a series of four new Z-Tech 4500 class tugshas entered service with the United States Navy Pilots operating in Puget Sound, Washington state, USA.
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NewsLowestoft tug fleet changes livery and title – by Jack Gaston
When the deepsea tug ‘Anglian Earl’ returned to service recently, bearing the traditional livery of JP Knight, it marked the completion of an integration process that started in December 2007 with the acquisition of Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd.
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NewsCrowley to build new ‘Ocean’ class tugs – by Jack Gaston
Major US towage and transportation group Crowley has signed a contract with Bollinger Shipyards to build two newly designed ocean-going tugs, with options for additional vessels.
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NewsTOWLINES MARCH 2010 – by Jack Gaston
US shipbuilder Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay, Maine has now delivered the ‘Loretta B Moran’ and ‘Catherine C Moran’ to Moran Towing of Lake Charles, LLC.
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NewsOwners turn their attention to ‘Greener Tugs’
It’s just a year since the world’s first true ‘Hybrid’ tug entered service with Foss Maritime in the USA. This important milestone created considerable interest in the towage industry and occurred at a time when the industry was experiencing a period of almost frantic growth in the numbers of new ...
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NewsTowlines March 2010 - by Jack Gaston
‘Osayame’, the first tug of its type to be built in Cape Town by Damen Shipyards, finally sailed to its homeport in Nigeria in late January.
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NewsTugworld Review 2009 spots the trends - by Jack Gaston
The popular annual ‘Tugworld Review 2009’ has now been published by the ABR Company Ltd in association with International Tug & Salvage magazine.
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NewsSinbad Marine purchase 'Bison' - by Jack Gaston
The fleet of Sinbad Marine Services received a substantial boost in the New Year with the purchase of the former Norwegian tug ‘Bison’. Formerly owned by Bukser og Berging AS, the vessel is a 30m tractor tug equipped with twin fully azimuthing propulsion units.
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NewsEuropean Tugowners and Pilots discuss shared concerns
During 2009 representatives from the European Tugowners Association (ETA) and the European Maritime Pilots’ Association (EMPA) met to discuss operational problems that both pilots and tug operators increasingly experience when handling the ever larger types of ship arriving in European ports.
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News‘Osprey Boxer’ joins a growing fleet - by Jack Gaston
Osprey Shipping Ltd, based in Newcastle and Bristol UK, has taken delivery of the new tug ‘Osprey Boxer’ from Damen Shipyards.
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NewsNew evacuation systems for Mexican ferry
DBC Marine Safety Systems Ltd, part of the Zodiac SOLAS group, is to supply two marine evacuation systems for installation aboard the ''MV Chihuahua Star'' operated by Baja Ferries in Mexico. The ferry sails between Mazatlan and La Paz on the Baja Peninsula.
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NewsAustal launch next generation high speed trimaran
Australian shipbuilder Austal has successfully launched its next generation 102m high speed trimaran vehicle/passenger ferry. The vessel has been undergoing final fit-out prior to its sea trials this month.
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NewsDamen delivers new high speed duo
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem has completed a new high speed craft which is available in two options, the Damen Stan Patrol 1204 and the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 1204. This craft replaces the Damen AluCat 1104 and the 1204.
