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  • Adsteam Harty seen on trials in China is one of three Damen ASD 2411 tugs destined for the Medway and Felixstowe.
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    Changes Come Thick and Fast at Adsteam

    2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Adsteam Towage has made a succession of recent announcements indicating important moves to reinforce the company''s ongoing commitment to continuous improvement in the delivery of towage services in the UK.

  • Stevns Arctic was delivered to Nordane Shipping for employment on the spot market.
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    TOWLINES

    2005-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Stevns Arctic, an Ice Class ASD tug and sister to the earlier Stevns Ocean, has been delivered to Danish management company Nordane Shipping of Svendborg by Irving Shipbuilding Inc.

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    Four New RT-60 Rotor Tugs are Sold

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading BV have announced that the first two of their new RT-60 class ''Rotor Tugs'' have now been delivered and a further pair are nearing completion. It has also been revealed that all four have been sold to the new French tug fleet of Societe Nouvelle de ...

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    'Morgan Foss', A Powerful New Compact Tug

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Foss Maritime of the USA has taken delivery of the powerful new harbour tug Morgan Foss for service in Pacific Coast ports. Yet another example of the growing popularity of ''compact tugs'', this highpowered vessel is the result of a unique collaboration between Foss and the Canadian based designer Robert ...

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    TOWLINES

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Sadly we must report the untimely death of Mr Alan C Bennett, well known tug owner and waterman in the Thames and Medway area. Founder of Alan C Bennett & Sons, he built up a substantial business in the transportation of stone, excavated spoil and other cargoes in the face ...

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    Voith Gets AIRborne at Europort

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Heidenheim, Germany based Voith Turbo Marine announced a commercial cooperation agreement at Europort Maritime that will see it expand its portfolio in the strategically important market for marine propulsion systems made from CFK. The agreement is with AIR Fertigung-Technologie GmbH & Co KG, which was founded in 1993 by employees ...

  • Hagglunds' new CBP motor as a tandem unit.
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    Direct Hydraulic Drives for Propulsion?

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    New ideas made possible through progress and product development are worth thinking about and the new CBP motors from Hagglunds open up some interesting ideas in marine propulsion. Hagglunds Drives have been manufacturing hydraulic motors since the 60s originally for cranes but since the 80s on heavy duty continuous industrial ...

  • Two steerable waterjets flank a fixed Two steerable waterjets flank a fixed booster in the central hull of 'Benchijigua Express'.
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    Giant Trimaran Flies in the Canaries

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Canary Islands ferry operator Fred Olsen SA has added a 126.7m LOA aluminium trimaran ferry to extend its services on routes linking Los Cristianos on Tenerife, San Sebastian on Gomera, and Palma Island. Benchijigua Express is a fast and comfortable ferry capable of transporting up to 1,350 passengers and with ...

  • A Newage PRM marine transmission fitted with the electric shift unit that forms the heart of the company's New Marine Propulsion Control Package.
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    Newage Launches New MPC at METS

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    The PRM Marine Propulsion Control (MPC) unit , an all new system providing full electronic control over engine throttle and gear engagement, was launched by Newage Transmissions at the METS exhibition in Amsterdam this month.

  • The new pilot boat for Umm Qasr exceeded its design speed by 33%.
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    Fast Pilot Boat Exceeds Design Speed

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    A twin UltraJet 451 propulsion system propels a new 74ft aluminium pilot boat built by Horizon Shipbuilding of Alabama USA. The vessel is scheduled for service at the Port of Umm Qasr in Iraq.

  • The new range of Perkins Sabre gensets is on show at METS this month.
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    Emissions Compliant Engines Launched

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    A new generation of Perkins Sabre on board gensets is being unveiled at the METS exhibition in Amsterdam this month. Fully compliant with all current and proposed emissions legislation, the Perkins Sabre 4.4GM, 4.4TGM, 4.4TWGM and 4.4TW2GM models have net engine power outputs spanning from 42.7kWm to 106.8kWm.

  • A stern view looking forward of the Volvo Penta IPS
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    Volvo Penta's Europort Double

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Volvo Penta launched two major new products into the commercial marine market at the Europort Rotterdam exhibition earlier this month.

  • Weighing in at just 13 kg, Suzuki's new outboard will power a small RIB.
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    Baby Suzuki Completes Four Stroke Family

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Suzuki Marine has completed their four stroke outboard line-up with the launch of their smallest and lightest four stroke ever, the DF2.5.

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    Type Approval for Engine Lube Metal Detector

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    The AMOT MPD metal detector, which prevents engine failure by spotting metal particles in lubricating fluids due to bearing wear or other problems, has received a DNV Type Approval certificate. It covers application Class B for operating temperatures from 5 to 700C and up to 100% humidity, with ''on-engine'' vibration ...

  • Bugsier 1 is in service with the Hamburg fleet.
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    K Damen Complete the First of Three Bugsier Tugs

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Dutch builders Shipyard K Damen Europe BV has delivered the first of three virtually identical tractor tugs to Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs-Gesellschaft mbH & Co KG of Hamburg.

  • Buoy handling has been simplified in Jersey with the arrival of the Duke of Normandy.
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    The Duke of Normandy Demonstrates Its Versatility

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Jersey Harbours are making very good use of their new shallow draft, multi-purpose tug, the Duke of Normandy , which was displayed at Seawork 2005 . The first of the new generation of Damen Shoalbuster 2609 tugs to be built for a port authority, its versatility has surprised even its ...

  • Garibaldo is fitted out extensively for tanker handling and pollution control.
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    'Garibaldo' Visits the UK

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    A new Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) tug, the 38m Garibaldo , attracted considerable interest when it arrived in Britain in September. Owned by Purplewater Towing Ltd ofSwitzerland, registered in London and built in China, the vessel had just completed a barge tow from Singapore to Newcastle on its delivery voyage.

  • Sea Endeavourwas one of the few single screw tugs remaining in the Svitzer fleet.
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    TOWLINES

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Svitzer Marine Ltd has sold two more of their redundant tugs as part of their ongoing fleet replacement programme.

  • Titan are known for an innovative approach to wreck removal, here Coral Bulker is rolled out of the water section by section.
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    Crowley Acquires Titan Maritime LLC

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    In early October the Crowley Maritime Corporation , based in Oakland, California, announced that it has acquired Titan Maritime LLC , a worldwide salvage company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The newly acquired company will be known as Titan and become a wholly owned Crowley subsidiary.

  • SMIT Salvage puts out a fire on container ship Norasia.
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    SMIT Deals with Fire and Groundings

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    SMIT Salvage BV began the second half of the year with two major Lloyd''s Form salvage operations, involving the container vessel Norasia and the NATO research vessel Alliance .