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NewsNew Cat ACERTs Itself
Caterpillar launched the new Cat C18 ACERT engine at the recent Workboat Show in New Orleans. Based on the existing Cat C18 and 3406 marine engines, the new model will be available in eight commercial power ratings ranging from 454bhpat 1,800rpm to 873bhp at 2,200rpm and compliant with US EPA ...
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NewsWaterjet Goes Fishing in Norway
Norway''s Grovfjord Mek. Verksted AS has delivered a second 8.85m salmon fish farming workboat to countrymen Nordlaks AS. The two boats will be used for the daily chores of tending salmon and are equipped with small cranes and capstan winches.
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NewsThordon Solves USCG Sterntube Problem
Ice impact caused stern tube problems on the USCG's 'Polar Sea'The U.S. Coast Guard effected repairs and repeatedly 'built up' the support rings using a metallic polymer to improve the fit of the bronze carriers to the stern tubes. But this method of repair proved to be only temporary, short ...
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Hydrogen Engines for Water Taxis Offers Alternative
The Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc (HEC) has received a Letter of Intent from an investment group Brightwell Holdings BV representing Turkish boat builder "Labranda" and in cooperation with UNIDO-ICHET (United Nations Industrial Development Organization and International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies).
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NewsKlyne Get Two Year Extension on ETV Contract
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has awarded Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Limited a two year extension to the contract to provide Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) at four strategic areas around the UK coast. This further award extends the current eight year contract until 3 September 2011.
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Novatug Establishes Sourcing Consultancy
Rolf Kievits, general manager of Novatug said, 'There are huge shortages of certain types of equipment in today's market. But Novatug is in a position to offer a valuable service to help owners and shipyards find the right equipment in the right place, at the right time, at the right ...
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NewsNew Fairmount Tug Fleet Nears Completion
Fairmount Marine BV, with its headquarters in the Netherlands, now has four of it new ocean going tugs in operation and the fifth and final vessel due for completion in May of next year. With a whole generation of four new ocean going tugs now operational, each with a bollard ...
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NewsIHC to Complete the First of a Trio for Kazakhstan
The Sliedrecht shipyard of IHC Holland Delta has completed the shallow draft, multi-purpose pusher tug Sarbas for COC of Kazakhstan. Sarbas left the yard for the first time on preliminary builder’ s trials on 21 November. At the same time, two sister vessels, Dzhicit and Batyr, were nearing completion in ...
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NewsSmit Busy with Overseas Harbour and Terminal Towage
In late October, Smit announced the commencement of a new towage operation in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Known as Smit Harbour Towage Argentina, the new organisation has brought into operation the two recently delivered Damen ASD 2810 tugs Smit Jamaica, Smit Antigua and the conventional tug Buni. The new tugs are ...
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TOWLINES
Stuart McNiven, managing director of Svitzer Marine Limited, left the company on 1September after five years in post and 20 years service with A.P. Moller-Maersk. Stuart is well known in the offshore and towage sector and has left on an amicable basis to pursue other business interests. James Curry, who ...
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NewsHolyhead Building for an International Market
The Holyhead Towing Company Ltd has ordered its largest and most ambitious new tug, aimed at capturing a great share of an international market. Already allocated the name Afon Cadnant, the vessel will undoubtedly meet the demands of a wider sphere of operation in which this well known Welsh company ...
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NewsOne of the World's Most Innovative Anchor Handlers Enters Service
''Olympic Octopus'', one of the world''s most innovative offshore vessels, was delivered to its owner on the 21st of October. Designed by Rolls-Royce for Olympic Shipping, the vessel embodies the latest thinking in offshore anchor handlers for worldwide operation. The ship was completed by Aker Yards, Søviknes, Norway, and will ...
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NewsTarge Gets Three Awards in a Year
Scottish based tug owner and operator Targe Towing Ltd has recently received another award for their safety record and efficiency. On the 20th of September, Stuart Kerr, delivery manager at the BP Dalmeny Hound Point terminal, presented tug crews from Targe Towing with a memento to acknowledge 1,000,000 man-hours and ...
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NewsTOWLINES
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem has signed a contract with North Tugz Limited in Whangerei, New Zealand for the construction of one Damen ASD Tug 2411 The order represents another milestone in the history of Damen. This will be the first ever Damen tug to be delivered to a New Zealand customer. ...
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NewsTOWLINES
The shallow draft offshore tugs Dutch Pride and Dutch Power have been sold by Netherlands based owners the Van der Wees Group and Hubrechtse respectively to ENCA, a Turkish construction company. Both tugs have been engaged in construction work in the Caspian oil fields and will remain in the area. ...
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News'Magnus' Delivered as Harms' Building Programme Gathers Pace
The rapidly growing fleet of Hamburg based Harms Offshore Gmbh received another major boost in September with the delivery of ''Magnus'', the first of a pair on new anchor handlers. Since the delivery last year of the smaller ''Primus'' (Maritime Journal February 2005), the company has announced orders for a ...
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NewsTug Company Bombed
Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship has insisted that it will not bow to intimidation after one of its company cars, and another vehicle owned by one of its employees, were set on fire in Bourgas, Bulgaria, on 27 September in a Molotov cocktail attack by unidentified assailants.
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NewsTowage Provision for LNG is Proving a Sensitive Issue at Milford Haven
With work on the necessary jetties and other facilities proceeding apace and the commencement of LNG shipments into Milford Haven moving ever nearer, speculation is growing as to the form supporting towage services will take. Two separate LNG plants are under construction at Waterstone and South Hook. Towage requirements for ...
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NewsNew 'Adsteam Shotley' Goes Straight to Work
Adsteam Shotley, the latest of a series of brand new Damen ASD Tug 2411 shiphandling tugs arrived at Felixstowe during the last few days of September and went straight into service. In common with the previous two deliveries, Adsteam Harty and Adsteam Warden (MJ - March 2006), the tug ...
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NewsA Busy Time for ABR with ITS 2008, 'Tugnology' and Publications
It is an extremely a busy time for the ABR Company Ltd, organisers of the well know ITS conventions, publishers of International Tug & Salvage magazine and the annual Tugworld Review. The next convention ITS2008, originally expected to be held in Hong Kong, has now had to be rescheduled for ...
