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NewsTugmasters may get trained by a little BRAtt
Training potential tugmasters has become a major challenge for the shiphandling sector of the towage industry worldwide. With large numbers of modern ‘ state of the art’ tugs with omni-directional propulsion systems coming into service, the ability to train up and coming tug masters effectively and in suitable numbers has ...
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NewsMore Rotor Tugs join the Kotug Fleet
The completion of two ‘ Rotor Tugs’ to the new RT80-32 design heralds a further milestone in the history of this unique triple unit concept first envisaged by Ton Kooren. RT Rob and RT Peter are the first two vessels to be completed by the Niigata Shipbuilding and Repair yard ...
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NewsThe fleet of Antwerp Towage is strengthened
Just one year from the formation of ‘ Antwerp Towage’ , a 50/50 joint venture between Hamburg based Fairplay Towage and Multraship Towage & Salvage of Terneuzen, the company has decided to upgrade it’ s tug fleet in the port of Antwerp.
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NewsTOWLINES - October 2009
The Dutch Coast Guard tug Waker suffered a serious engine room fire five kilometres off Vlieland on the Dutch coast on 7 September. Several lifeboats, salvage vessels, the fire brigade and the Royal Dutch Navy attended the incident.
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NewsAHTS ice and shallow draft design challenge
A tough challenge was set for Ijmuiden based Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) when Silverburn Shipping Group was looking for a shallow draft offshore supply vessel for Caspian Sea service.
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NewsSalvors succeed following 'Full City' grounding
Smit Salvage and Bukser og Berging refloated the Panamanian flag bulk carrier ‘ Full City’ last month in a Lloyd’ s Open Form operation on the coast of Norway. The 1995 built vessel went aground off the Norwegian port of Langesund during the early morning of July 30.
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NewsHRP acquisition boosts ZF in workboat market
A ZF HRP 8000 VRM unit typically installed in tugs.HRP will continue in business as ZF Marine HRP within the ZF Marine Group, whose strategic goal is expanding its range of products for complete marine propulsion systems. HRP produces a wide range of steerable thrusters, which include well mounted thrusters, ...
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NewsA new flagship for Clyde Marine Services
When the new tug CMS Buster arrived in the Clyde with a tow late in August it represented a major step forward for Greenock based Clyde Marine Services.
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NewsOne delivery and one launching for Fairplay at Armon
German operator Fairplay Towage has taken delivery of Fairplay X, the third of four new vessels from the most recent batch of orders from Astilleros Armon of Navia in Spain. This latest completion follows the delivery earlier in the year of the 85 tons bollard pull offshore and harbour tug ...
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NewsTwo more Voith tractors with increased fire power protect the Bosphorus
The tug fleet operated by the Turkish Maritime Organization to provide escort and emergency response services in the Bosphorus has been increased in size with the addition of two further vessels.
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NewsA new lease of life for Shannon
Survey specialists Emu Limited have purchased the tug Shannon for use as a survey vessel. The company has added the 35m tug to its current fleet of four vessels, the largest of which is 24m in length. The new acquisition will allow Emu to operate further offshore and for longer ...
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NewsTOWLINES September 2009
The project to refurbish and preserve the fifty year old ocean going tug Elbe took a major step forward during the first days of September when the historic vessel was towed from its berth in Maasluis to Eemshaven for dry docking and painting at the Damen Shipyards Van Brink yard.
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NewsRapid response averts Dutch disaster
The badly damaged containership MSC Nikita was safely moored in the Port of Rotterdam last month following its involvement in a collision off the Hook of Holland. The incident launched an intensive salvage operation.
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NewsIskes spectacular fleet expansion continues
A Dutch tug fleet that is growing in prominence is Iskes Towage & Salvage based in Ijmuiden, The company currently has a rapidly growing fleet of shiphandling tugs to serve Ijmuiden, Amsterdam and the North Sea Canal and continues to diversify into other areas such as offshore support, wind farming ...
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NewsSeaspan Resolution, a handsome new tug for Vancouver
July saw the delivery of the new terminal/escort tug Seaspan Resolution to its Canadian owners Seaspan International Ltd of Vancouver, a division of the Washington Marine Group. This handsome new vessel is easily be the most powerful tug in the port and it’ s role will be primarily conventional shiphandling ...
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NewsCummins power for Royal Thai Navy tug
While many navies around the world have withdrawn from the direct ownership of tugs and other auxiliary craft, the Royal Thai Navy has utilised the resources and facilities of its extensive repair yard at Saatahip on the east side of the Gulf of Thailand near Pattaya, to build a tug ...
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NewsTOWLINES August 2009
Among the recent deliveries from Damen Shipyards was an ASD Tug 2411 for the Mauritius Port Authority named DA Patten. The highly agile 24.47m tug is powered by two Caterpillar 3516 TA HD/D main engines generating a total of 5600 bhp to drive Rolls Royce US 255 fully azimuthing propulsion ...
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NewsThe new Serco Denholm tug fleet is rapidly taking shape
The appearance of the twin screw tug SD Jupiter at Seawork was noteworthy for a number of reasons. Jupiter is the last of three almost identical tugs to be delivered by Damen Shipyards for use in UK naval dockyards and other facilities and will be rapidly followed by ten other ...
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NewsTwo tugs capsize and sink within days of each other
In spite of decades of experience and improvements to conventional screw powered tugs, reports of vessels being capsized while towing still occur with depressing regularity. Two such incidents occurred within days of each other in June.
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NewsSmit Panther heads for home
Smit Panther, the first example of Damen’ s new ASD Tug 3213 design, is en route to its homeport of Rotterdam. The tug is one of a series of four powerful terminal tugs ordered by Smit and constructed at the Damen Hai Pong shipyard in Vietnam.
