Vessels News – Page 177
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NewsStern gear gives economy to windfarm Workcat
The latest launch from Blyth Workcats was recently on display at the Seawork exhibition in Southampton.
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NewsHigh Thrust waterjet debuts at Seawork
Cheltenham UK based propulsion systems manufacturer Ultra Dynamics introduced the UltraJet 251HT (High Thrust) specifically for lower speed craft at the recent Seawork exhibition.
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NewsTOWLINES
Joop Timmermans, a well known figure in the towage and salvage industry, stepped down as managing director of International Transport Contractors (ITC) at the beginning of June. Now aged 68, Joop started his career with ITC 37 years ago and under his management built the company into a strong and ...
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NewsTugs crews raise funds for cancer centres
On 16 May the crews from the Solent Towage tugs at Fawley in Southampton Water UK held an unusual event to raise funds for two cancer day care centres.
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NewsDamen unveils the ASD Tug 3212 at ITS 2012
Damen’s very latest Azimuthing Stern Drive tug design, the ASD Tug 3212, was introduced to the world’s towage industry at the International Tug, Salvage & OSV Convention (ITS 2012) in Barcelona last month.
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NewsSvitzer’s first ECO tug enters service
Svitzer Gaia, the first of two diesel-electric ECO tugs being put into service by Svitzer was presented at the ‘European Maritime Day’ in Gothenburg on Sunday 20 May.
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NewsUNV deliver ILAN 1 to Haifa
The new Voith tractor tug Ilan 1 was handed over to the Haifa Port Company Ltd on 22 May by the Union Naval Valencia (UNV), one of the Boluda Group Shipyards, after an eleven day delivery voyage across the Mediterranean.
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NewsNew Perkins powered workboat
A new environmental workboat built by Croatia''s Diva Mariner d.o.o., has been powered with a pair of Perkins marine diesel engines.
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NewsCruise + Ferry Sails Home to London
Cruise + Ferry, the only specialist event dedicated to the technical and operations side of the cruise, ferry and fast ferry industries, takes place on the 24th to 26th of this month at ExCel London.
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NewsElbe runs trials after eight years of hard work
A massive project to completely restore the ocean going tug Elbe to its original 1959 condition took a great step forward on Saturday 14 April after eight years of hard work by a dedicated team of enthusiasts.
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NewsOne hundred RAmpart 3200 tugs and counting
Cheoy Lee Shipyards of Hong Kong was recently awarded a contract from a South American client for three new RAmparts 3200CL class tugs.
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Augustea and AMT Develop their Tug and Barge Fleets
Just over a year ago the Italian towage and Panamax bulker company Augustea purchased the British barge company Anchor Marine Transportation (AMT). Since that time both companies have moved to integrate and expand their activities.
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NewsA very public salvage operation
Salvors sometimes complain that salvage has to be carried out in the public gaze. On 31 July Terneuzen based Multraship, working in cooperation with Belgian salvage operator URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting, refloated an Italian flag chemical carrier which grounded off the Dutch coast on a heavily populated tourist beach.
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NewsPilot Boats and Line Boats for Kuwait
Early in 2005 the Naseeb Maritime Company of Kuwait took delivery of three new pilot boats and two new line-handling boats to ease ship handling in their port.
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NewsTitan wins Costa Concordia salvage contract
Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office have awarded the contract for the removal of the stricken cruise liner from Giglio Island to Titan Salvage in partnership with the Italian firm Micoperi.
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NewsLocal tug crew promotes cricket in Scotland
Tug company Svitzer, which has three tugs operating in the Clyde and Forth estuaries, has given 25 Cricket Factory equipment sets to Cricket Scotland to support the organisations work promoting cricket across the region.
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NewsA worthwhile read about tugs and offshore
Two books have been published recently that will have a place on the book shelves of many involved in the tug and offshore industries, both published by the ABR Company Ltd.
