Vessels News – Page 177
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NewsSvitzer to withdraw from deepsea towage
Svitzer Ocean Towage has announced its intention to withdraw from deepsea towage and offer the three oceangoing tugs London, Rotterdam and Singapore for sale.
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NewsISU considers Bunker Removal Clause
Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU) held their 58th General Meeting in Istanbul late last month.
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NewsDoosan doing it right for wind farm vessels
An upturn in commercial requirements and a growing demand for unsophisticated engines has led to a surge in demand for Doosan engines.
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NewsTwo former British ETVs join Smit
The J P Knight Group, with headquarters in Rochester UK, have sold the anchorhandling tugs Anglian Princess and Anglian Sovereign to Smit Transport Belgium NV.
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NewsTOWLINES
The operation to salvage the container ship MSC Flaminia in mid-Atlantic came to an end on 11 September when the ship was finally handed over to its owners by Smit Salvage. The oceangoing tug Fairmount Expedition, accompanied by tugs Anglian Sovereign and Carlo Magno safely delivered the ship to the ...
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NewsThe last two ‘Dogs’ leave Naval service
Husky and Sheepdog, the last two ‘Dog’ class tugs originally built for the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS), have been sold by Serco, the current contractor for Marine Services to the UK Ministry of Defence (Navy).
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NewsExpanding tug fleet for River Thames work
Essex UK based construction contractor S Walsh & Sons Ltd (SWS) has recently been expanding its marine management division, buying new and adapted vessels to serve on a variety of projects on the River Thames in and around London.
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NewsTOWLINES
Captain Peter Meyer, a well known and respected figure in the towage and salvage industry, has retired after 40 years with Hamburg based Bugsier Reederei. Peter started with the company as a helmsman onboard the salvage tug Bugsier 27 and progressed to become Captain of many of the company’s tugs, ...
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Heavy duty Hercules takes a bow
A heavy duty bow thruster has joined the range of hydraulic products and services at Hercules Hydraulics.
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NewsGearboxes and controls for new design WFSV
The Northumberland UK based specialist aluminium boatbuilder Alnmaritec is fitting four shipsets of ZF 2000 V gearbox systems for its new Wave Captain class Wind Farm Support Vessels.
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NewsLess is more Phi-Drive is economical too
A new drive which utilises permanent magnets to give a higher power density with less weight and a smaller footprint, takes a lot of the complexity out of the drive train and gains efficiency as a result.
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NewsHigh Volts for Bolt 18’s electric propulsion
A pioneering installation of what is thought to be the first boat electric propulsion system featuring high voltages was launched in September.
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NewsDiesel-electric gensets power harbour tugs
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the power system for four new diesel-electric powered tugs being built for Svitzer Australia Pty Ltd.
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NewsThruster orders for Scottish ferries
Rolls-Royce has won contracts to supply thrusters for two Scottish operators, Western Ferries and Orkney Ferries.
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NewsLightweight composite gearbox launches at SMM
Danish gearbox specialist Mekanord launched a gearbox which is up to 30 % lighter than traditional gearboxes at SMM in Germany.
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NewsNew Yanmar workboat engine at SMM
Yanmar Europe exhibited Yanmar commercial high speed (CHS) diesel engines for marine applications at the SMM 2012 trade fair in Hamburg.
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NewsRiver Rhine tanker runs on gas
A tanker barge built for Deen Shipping is claimed to be the first vessel on European waterways to be powered by a dual fuel system.
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Chinese order cheers Beta Marine
Gloucester UK based marine engine specialist Beta Marine has won a significant order to supply marine generator sets for a range of Chinese high speed patrol craft varying in size from 19m to 33m.
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NewsUltraJet 340HT bulks up the bollard pull
Ultra Dynamics has released a new waterjet model to its HT (High Thrust) range, the UltraJet 340HT. The new design allows for an engine input power of up to 410 kW (550 bhp).
