Vessels News – Page 183
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NewsCrowley doubles the order for Ocean Class tugs - By Jack Gaston
An extensive vessel replacement and fleet expansion programme initiated by the Crowley Maritime Corporation, the largest towage and Maritime Services Group in the USA, is continuing unabated.
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NewsFuel initiative will put strain on engines
Many tug and workboat operators will be waiting to find out if a new piece of EU legislation, coming into force on 1 January, is going to cut short the life of their engines.
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NewsIt’s academic for Schottel, as success shows at SMM
Germany’s Schottel Group was in good spirits at the SMM Exhibition in Hamburg last month, the manufacturer of propulsion and steering systems reporting a record year in 2009, with €270m in turnover.
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NewsWaterjet propulsion for KNRM’s new fast rescue craft
Having undertaken trials with several different types of 9m rescue craft, The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) has introduced the Mare GTC 900 to its fleet of lifeboats.
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NewsNew battery technology holds promise for workboats
Tug boats idle up to 90% of the time and operate at full power the remaining 10%.
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News‘Hybrid ready’ transmission launched at SMM
ZF Marine used the occasion of SMM in Hamburg to debut its ‘hybrid ready’ transmission model ZF 9300 PTI, which is suitable for all types of fast vessels and workboats powered by engines up to 3,700 kW (5,000 hp) at 2,100 rpm.
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NewsPod propulsion for wind farm service boat
South Boats in the UK has delivered Performer, an aluminum hull catamaran driven by Volvo Penta IPS pods, to Sweden’s Northern Offshore Services.
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NewsDiesel hybrid drive available for smaller boats
Siemens Marine Solutions launched a very compact diesel hybrid drive propulsion system under the name Siship EcoProp at SMM in Hamburg last month.
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NewsVoith scales thrusters up for wind farm construction vessels
A 131m long and 39m wide jack-up vessel now under build for the erection of offshore wind turbines is being fitted with the currently most powerful Inline Thruster from Voith Turbo Advanced Propeller Technologies.
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NewsBandwidth bonuses onboard MS Julia
Maritime satellite communications provider Marlink has secured a three year contract with Irish ferry operator Fastnet Line to deliver, install and operate its innovative Sealink VSAT solution onboard Fastnet’s flagship vessel MS Julia.
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NewsStena to launch second super ferry
Stena Line has announced the launch of the Stena Britannica, one of two of the largest superferries in the world, will take place in October 2010.
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NewsNew project to get freight off the roads
An ambitious new initiative to develop a sustainable matrix of transportation routes using waterways rather than roads has been launched by the UK not for profit organisation Freight by Water.
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NewsNorwegian Coastguard vessels go ‘Green’ - by Jack Gaston
‘KV Bergen’, along with its sister vessels ‘KV Barentshav’ and ‘KV Sortland’, are claimed to be the world’s most energy efficient and environmentally friendly Coast Guard vessels due to the use of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) as the primary fuel source.
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NewsNorthwind joins AVRA Towage - by Jack Gaston
With the July delivery of the new ‘Northwind’, Rotterdam based Avra Towage BV now operates a fleet of six tugs with a seventh under construction.
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NewsIrving delivers Stevns Breaker - by Jack Gaston
‘Stevns Breaker’, the third tug of a new quartet for Danish owners Stevns, has been delivered by Irving Shipbuilding Inc of Halifax, Canada.
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NewsSvitzer order their first ECO tugs - by Jack Gaston
Virtually every tug owner worldwide recognises the need to meet future demands for more environmentally acceptable vessels.
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NewsWaterchief gives Kristiansund owner a boost - by Jack Gaston
‘Waterchief’, delivered on 21 July by Bogazici Denizcilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Bogazici Shipping), is destined to give owners Kristiansund Taubaat Service AS of Norway a considerable boost in power and ability.
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NewsTOWLINES August 2010 - by Jack Gaston
The Dutch Coast Guard has now taken the offshore tug supply vessel ‘Ievoli Black’ on contract as the full time replacement for the emergency towing vessel ‘Waker’.
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NewsDamen sell the first Stan Tug 1205 at Seawork - by Jack Gaston
Within a day or two of its arrival at the Seawork exhibition in Southampton, Damen Shipyards had sold the first example of the new Stan Tug 1205.
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NewsResponse to major ship fire in Scotland
Recent Lloyd’s Forms for SMIT Salvage included a major firefighting operation in UK waters, involving the 100,000 DWT self discharging bulk carrier ''Yeoman Bontrup''.
