Vessels News – Page 183
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NewsSvitzer modernise their deepsea sister ships
Svitzer Ocean Towage is in the process of modernising all three deepsea tugs (Singapore, Rotterdam and London) taken over from SmitWijs in 2007. The first tug to undergo this important modernisation programme is the Singapore. Work was completed successfully in March and the tug was quickly back in service. Rotterdam ...
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News'Far Samson' breaks bollard pull records
Farstad Shipping of Norway has put into service ‘ Far Samson’ , the most powerful offshore vessel in the world in terms of bollard pull.
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NewsA Beegle's eye view
US based shipbrokers Marcon International is well known worldwide for its special interest in tugs and barges. Although its business is very much orientated towards the American market, Marcon maintains a massive database of tugs and towage activity worldwide and its comprehensive and widely distributed Newsletters have become legendary.
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NewsTowlines - May 2009
The Panama Canal Authority has introduced a further five new Z-Tech tugs to its fleet of dedicated tugs used to assist ships transiting the waterway.
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NewsDamen deliver first Emergency Response Vessel to Sweden
Damen Shipyards has delivered the first of three multi-functional patrol and emergency response vessels to the Swedish Coastguard – Kustbevakning. Named simply KBV001, the construction of the vessel and its two sister ships was project managed by the Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding division and construction entrusted to the Damen Galatz ...
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NewsMore Towlines
JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd of Invergordon has sold the 31m ASD tug Kincraig. Purpose built in Japan in 1998, Kincraig has been in constant use carrying out shiphandling services at Invergordon and under contracts in many other ports around the UK and Europe, in addition to coastal and short sea ...
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NewsSanmar are busy with deliveries
Over the past month or so the Turkish tug owner and tug builder Sanmar Denizcilik Ltd of Istanbul has been exceptionally busy with the trials and delivery of new tugs. One of the most noteworthy completions is that of the very first vessel to be built to the new ‘ ...
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NewsA success story for Damen and Smit
When Damen Shipyards at Gorinchem in the Netherlands first introduced their series built Damen ASD Tug 2810 in 2004 it was recognised by many as a harbour tug with some potential but now, some five years later, it can be considered a ‘ success’ story! During those few years over ...
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NewsSmit increases its market share in Canada
In mid March Smit International signed an agreement to acquire all of the shares in the Minette Bay Ship Docking Ltd in Prince Rupert, Canada. The tug company operates a three tug fleet in the increasingly busy port of Prince Rupert and provided ship docking services at the Ridley Island ...
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NewsLNG breakthrough with European Ro-Ro ships
Rolls-Royce Marine reported a strong financial performance for 2008 at a media presentation held in London last month. Some £ 2.2bn in revenue fulfilled expectations, an order book standing at £ 5.2bn was more than triple that of 2005, and profits were up 62% on 2007.
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News'Peter' beats brother in Hamburg power stakes
One of the most powerful tugs in the port of Hamburg has just celebrated its 10th anniversary, along with the MaK VRT engine technology that has been part of its equipment since it went into service.
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NewsNew hearts for Dart workboats
Three workboats operated by Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority in the UK have been repowered with Perkins Sabre engines. They are Lynx, a pilot boat that doubles as the harbour launch, Hercules, the authority’ s largest vessel and floating crane that, in addition to its moorings duties, is also available ...
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NewsNew Robert Allan Voith Tractor is delivered to Saudi Arabia
Ansar 20, a Voith tractor built to a new design from Robert Allan Ltd for service in Saudi Arabia was delivered recently to Bakri Navigation.
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News'ITC Meltemi' is delivered in Amsterdam
On 23 January 2009, ITC (International Transport Contractors) formally took delivery of its second new Damen Shoalbuster 2609 at a ceremony in central Amsterdam.
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NewsSix more tugs for fast growing Smit Rebras
One of the most rapidly developing tug fleets in the world is that of Brazilian company Smit Rebras, a joint venture company formed by Smit and a Brazilian partner in March 2006.
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NewsGerman ETV projects gather speed
In the November issue of Maritime Journal it was reported that the German Government had signed contracts to fund two new Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) to replace the two existing tugs currently on station in the North Sea and the Baltic.
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NewsDover-Calais ferries go supersize
P& O Ferries has signed a € 360m contract with Aker Yards for the two largest ferries ever to be constructed for the Dover-Calais service.
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NewsShortsea service to cut congestion
PD Ports has launched Logical Link, a UK coastal feeder container shipping service offering a next day connection between Felixstowe and Teesport.
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NewsIsle of Wight Ro-Ro Rollout
The first two new Wight Class ferry designs went into service last month. The two flat bottomed Ro-Ro vessels, Wight Light and Wight Sky are part of a £ 26m investment programme for ferry operator Wightlink.
