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  • The first of Cummins Mercruiser Diesels engine and jet drive packages is rated at 120hp.
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    Light Workboat Jet Drive Debut

    2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Cummins MerCruiser Diesel has launched its 120hp (88kW) 1.7 MJ 120 diesel engine with an integrated jet drive, the first in a series of diesel engine with jet drive packages from the company which will go up to 250hp (184kW) and will be for both recreational and light commercial use.

  • Barents will operate on charter as Fairplay 27 based in Rotterdam.
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    Fairplay Charter 'Barents'

    2006-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Fairplay Towage of Hamburg has taken on bare boat charter the new terminal and offshore anchor handling tug Barents from Bukser og Berging of Oslo.

  • Adsteam Harty will shortly be joined by sister ship Adsteam Warden.
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    TOWLINES

    2006-02-01T00:00:00Z

    From the first of this month propulsion specialist Voith Turbo Marine Gmbh & Co will be represented in the UK by Mr Tim Sale of Voith Turbo Ltd based at 6 Beddington Farm Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 4XB. This new agency can be contacted on telephone: +44 20 8667 0333 ...

  • The new escort tug Tenax is now operating at Fawley.
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    'Tenax' Gives Towage at Fawley a Boost

    2006-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The arrival of the new Voith escort tug Tenax has given towage services at the ESSO terminal at Fawley on Southampton Water UK a considerable boost.

  • In 15 years, J P Knight moved 23 million tons of Bauxite in Guyana. Photo courtesy Roger Overall.
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    Oldendorf Take Over Bauxite Transportation in Guyana

    2006-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Oldendorf Carriers, one the world''s largest private shipping companies, has been awarded a major long term contract for all aspects of transportation of bauxite from Guyana.

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    Mid-Range Towage Shortage Continues

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    There is still a shortage of tugs suitable for long haul towage in the 60 tons to 80 tons bollard pull range according to the UK''s Anchor Marine Transportation.

  • SvitzerWijsmullers new services in Australia are being provided in association with RiverWijs.
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    Svitzer Wijsmuller Stands By in Oz

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    SvitzerWijsmuller BV has achieved a breakthrough in the Australian market for marine casualty response provision with a standby salvage contract from the Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS).

  • The floating sheerlegs Cormorant has kept busy of late in the Danube, seen here lifting the bow of the sunken cargo ship Rostok.
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    Multraship Lifts Tug from Danube

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    DUTCH salvage and towage company Multraship Salvage BV has successfully refloated the Slovakian pusher-tug Polana, which sank in the River Danube on 19 December last year following a serious fire in its engine room.

  • Crowley tugs are seen during set-down operations for the massive Orlan structure.
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    Simulation Determines Tug Deployment

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    British Maritime Technology subsidiary BMT SeaTech has recently completed a challenging project for the Orlan concrete island drilling structure on behalf of Crowley Marine Services of Seattle USA.

  • UK SOSREP Robin Middleton was guest speaker at the Salvage & Wreck Removal Conference.
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    Wide Ranging Salvage & Wreck Conference

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The 8th Annual International Salvage & Wreck Removal Conference was held in London at The Crown Plaza St James Hotel on 14 and 15 December. Delegates to the International Salvage Union (ISU) endorsed conference addressed a wide range of issues concerning the salvage industry, insurers, government departments and many others ...

  • Secretary General of the ISU David Randell has retired.
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    TOWLINES

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The Global Towing Alliance (GTA) managed by SmitWijs is expanding its fleet of ocean going tugs with two more units.

  • Ocean K Rusby was built for working in ice on the St Lawrence Seaway.
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    Irving Build More Tugs for the Ice

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Perhaps it is not surprising that a Canadian shipyard located in Halifax should be experienced in the construction of robust tugs capable of operating in ice. During the last quarter of 2005 Irving Shipbuilding Inc celebrated the completion of their 21st ASD tug, the Ocean K Rusby for Canadian owners ...

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    A Busy Time for Kooren

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The fast growing European tugboat company Kotug has taken delivery of the first two of a new series of three identical, powerful ASD tugs from Med Marine in Istanbul, Turkey. Mr Ard-Jan Kooren, President of Kotug, and Mr R Hakan, Senior President of Med Marine, confirmed the deal during a ...

  • Svezia belongs to a new generation of Voith tractors.
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    Compact Voith Tractors Join the Rimorchiatori Riuniti Fleet in Genoa

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Much has been written on the subject of compact tugs employing azimuthing stern drive (ASD) propulsion systems but the requirement for small, powerful and extremely agile shiphandling tugs has not been lost on operators preferring the tractor tug concept.

  • The escort tug Boxer is put through its paces on the Medway.
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    'Boxer' Goes on Charter in Britain

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    One of Europe''s most sophisticated ''Fin-first'' Voith escort tugs has been chartered by Adsteam UK and put into service in the Thames and Medway area during the month of January.

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    Load Sharing Control Lifts Power System Safety

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Scotland''s Turner Diesel Ltd has deployed Redundant Isoschronous Load Sharing control system technology in recent workboat applications which have improved the performance and robustness of the vessels'' generating systems.

  • Van der Veldens technical director Edwin van Buren accepts the DAME Award 2005 in Amsterdam.
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    Strong Silent Type Wins DAME

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    The ESP Silent Thruster from Van der Velden Marine Systems won the prestigious Design at METS (DAME) Award at the recent Marine Equipment Trade Show in Amsterdam.

  • These two horizontal shaft thrusters for Nantucket Island ferries are the first project completed since the transfer of company ownership.
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    Tees Takes Over White Gill Thrusters

    2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Tees Components Ltd of Saltburn UK has acquired White Gill bow and stern thrusters from Elliott Turbomachinery Ltd. The two companies have had a long association.

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    Sanmar Spread Their Wings

    2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

    2005 has been a highly successful year for Turkish tugbuilder and operator Sanmar Denizcilik Ltd. The company, who specialise in building standard tugs based on four different series designs is steadily adding to their customer base, with new clients from around the world, and especially Europe. All four vessels types ...

  • Svitzer Bedford was delivered to ECTC by ASNAV of Chile.
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    Svitzer Replacement Programme Continues Unabated

    2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Over the past two or three years the multi-national towage group Svitzer-Wijsmuller has been undertaking an ongoing fleet replacement programme, intended to update existing tug fleets and ensure that important new towage contracts can be adequately supported.