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NewsA tricky two with historic 'Queen Mary' was carefully timed
When the historic former Clyde turbine steamer Queen Mary left its berth on London’ s Victoria Embankment on Monday 9 November it was an operation planned in minute detail.
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NewsNew shortsea service for Thamesport
The recent docking of the 1,118 teu El Temerario at London Thamesport follows an agreement with Team Lines, which is to deploy the ship on its new North Europe Service. A number of the company’ s vessels are expected to join the Temerario in making regular calls at the UK ...
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NewsGondan build two terminal tugs for Neri
The powerful azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug Corrado Neri has entered service with the Italian tug owner Fratelli Neri SpA based in Livorno. A product of the Astilleros Gondan SA shipyard in Spain, the vessel is the first of a pair of sister ships designed in response to a worldwide ...
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NewsKarachi Port go to Uzmar for a rapid delivery
The Pakistani port authority, Karachi Port Trust (KPT), has placed a € 16.2m order with the Uzmar Shipyard in Turkey for two powerful ASD tugs. It is reported that KPT had identified an urgent and vital requirement for high powered floating craft, including tugs and pilot boats, to keep the ...
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NewsCanadian loggers stick to well tried principles
From time to time it is interesting to take a look at the tugs and workboats operating in other parts of the world and compare the technologies in use. One location that is thick with small tugs is British Columbia, the home of at least a couple of well known ...
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New Svitzer company in Vietnam
Svitzer has signed a joint venture contract with the Saigon Shipping Joint Stock Company with a view to establishing a new towage company in Vietnam of the highest international standards in order to support the country’ s strong ongoing port development. The signing ceremony took place during an official visit ...
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NewsTowlines
Kotug has won a fuel saving award with four SD Shark class tugs (photo courtesy Hans Hoffmann).The joint venture will be named ‘Svitzer Vietnam’ and provide towage services to container terminals, container lines and other shipping operators in the Ba Ria, Vung Tau and Cai Mep area. Waker, the Dutch ...
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NewsNext generation trimaran ferry unveiled
Aluminium vessel designer and builder Austal has had a unique three-engine layout successfully installed its new 102m trimaran vehicle/passenger ferry platform, currently under construction at its Western Australian shipyard.
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NewsNew UK short sea service launch
Feederlink started a new service last month directly connecting the UK Port of Tyne to Southampton and increasing their service at the Port to four weekly sailings.
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NewsUsers choose shipping award winner
Alistair Eagles (centre) with Seatruck's Irish Sea Shipping Line of the Year Award, pictured with compere Nuala McKeever and Donal McAllistair, group financial director of Countrywide Freight Group, sponsors of the award.For the first time the selection of the winner was not undertaken by a judging panel but, instead, by ...
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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.
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NewsTri-engine trimaran launches this month
Austal’ s next generation 102m high speed trimaran has had its unique three engine layout successfully installed ahead of the vessel’ s launch this month.
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NewsWorld debut for Axis Drive diesel engine
Following on from a high profile launch of the Caudwell Marine Axis Drive petrol engine at the London Boat Show in January, Southampton based UK distributor Golden Arrow Marine presided over the world launch of Caudwell Marine diesel engine version at the Southampton Boat Show last month.
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NewsBergs of a feather work together
Sweden’ s Berg Propulsion is to deliver the first examples of the newly launched Berg Controllable Pitch Propeller (BCP) with feathering capability, with separate orders for installations on board two 100m chemical tankers under construction at the Dingheng (Jiangsu) Shipbuilding Co in China and an 85.5m long ferry being built ...
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NewsFuel cell vessel moves towards sea trials
rtsilä has been assigned overall responsibility for systems integration in the pioneering FellowSHIP project, a joint industry research and development project which aims to develop and demonstrate hybrid fuel cell powerpacks suitable for marine use. FellowSHIP is being project managed by Det Norske Veritas.
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NewsWeight reduction for Norwegian pilot boats
When Dockstavarvet delivered LOS 116 to the Norwegian Coastal Administration in May 2008 the boat was received with acclaim at the Fedje Pilot Station outside Bergen. It fulfilled all their requirements regarding seakeeping, operational characteristics and comfort, with a noise level inside reaching only 61 db (A) at full speed.
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News'World's first' hybrid fast rescue craft
Dutch fast rescue craft designer and manufacturer Fast RSQ has designed what it claims to be the first aluminium Fast Rescue Craft (FRC) in the world with hybrid propulsion mode.
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NewsMalta gets a high performance Voith tractor
Tug Malta, a subsidiary of Rimorchiatori Riuniti of Genoa, Italy, has taken delivery of the high performance Voith tractor tug Spinola. The vessel was built by Astilleros Armon of Navia, Spain, and is the second of a pair delivered to the parent company.
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NewsKotug kick out the 'Cow hitch'
The Rotterdam based tugboat company Kotug has recently patented its self developed towing ring, designed to replace the time honoured ‘ cow hitch’ and other methods of connecting the main towline to a pennant. In the Kotug fleet, this simple but efficient ring has proven to be the best solution ...
