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NewsTOWLINES
A UK Broker has joined the staff of Marcon International Inc , shipbrokers specialising in the worldwide towing and offshore petroleum industries. Martin Coombe, a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers , joined an existing team of five brokers at Marcon after leaving the Aberdeen based offshore specialists, Seabrokers ...
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Over 80% More Power for New Panama Tugs
Eight new tugs to the latest ''Z-Tech'' design have been ordered for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to boost Canal capacity and provide enhanced shiphandling services. As the number of transits by Panamax size vessels increases, the new more powerful tugs will generate over 80% more bollard pull to assist ...
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NewsChinese Yard's Tug Export Boom
The Nanjing Tong Kah Shipbuilding Yard , located some 300km up China''s Yangtze River from the sea, is churning out barges and tugs for overseas owners. The relatively new yard has recently delivered two 2,400hp tugs and two more are nearing completion.
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NewsUS/European Teamwork Meets OPA90 Extension
Owners and operators of bulk carriers, container vessels and other non-tankers now have very little time to comply with new US spill response requirements. The Oil Pollution Act 1990 response regime for tankers is being extended to all non-tankers of 400GT and over carrying oil as fuel for main propulsion. ...
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NewsDutch Duo Sign at Seawork
Seawork again demonstrated its growing international significance last month when Dutch builders Damen Shipyards chose it as the venue for signing a letter of intent to build a Shoalbuster 2208 tug for fellow countryman (and woman) Jack and Wendy van Dodewaard, owner/operators of Herman Sr BV.
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NewsTitan Responds to Tsunami Casualty
The globally based marine salvage company Titan Maritime LLC has just been awarded a contract to remove the wreck of the 6,693dwt cement carrier Sinar Andalas from the port of Lhok Nga in the Aceh province of Indonesia.
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It has been confirmed that the historic steam tug/tender Daniel Adamson has been placed on the National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV) Designated List , maintained by the National Historic Ships Committee (NHSC). This is a significant step forward for the Daniel Adamson Preservation Society , currently working to restore ...
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NewsFairplay Towage Celebrate 100 Years
On the 15 June, Fairplay Schleppdampfschiffs-Reederei Richard Borchard Gmbh held a reception at the Royal Rowing and Sailing Club ''De Maas'' at Veerdam, Rotterdam to celebrate their 100th anniversary.
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NewsRobert Allan is Awarded a Medal by RINA
Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) ''Small Craft Group Medal for 2004'' was awarded Mr Robert G Allan PEng, FRINA, FSNAME at their Annual Meeting in London in April. The award was made in recognition of ''His contribution to the field of workboat design, and in particular for his innovative ...
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News'Fairmount Sherpa' - the First of a Formidable Fleet
Ocean towage and heavy transportation specialists Fairmount Marine took delivery of the long range deep sea tug Fairmount Sherpa in May and the vessel has already sailed on its maiden tow. This vessel is the first of a new class of five 200 ton bollard pull tugs ordered from Niigata ...
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NewsDuke of Normandy - a Very Special Shoalbuster
The new, shallow draft, multi-purpose tug Duke of Normandy was completed in May and interrupted her delivery voyage to Jersey to be displayed at last month''s Seawork 2005 exhibition in Southampton. This new flagship for Jersey Harbours, in the UK Channel Islands, was christened on the 8 July in St ...
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NewsVSPs Enter PSV Market
Voith Turbo Marine is entering the market for Platform Supply Vessels with an order to supply two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSPs) for a vessel being built at the Astilleros Gondon shipyard in Spain for Norwegian owner Ostensjo Rederi AS .
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NewsRolls Royce Exchange Thrusters Save Time and Money
Operators of selected types of Rolls-Royce thrusters are being offered a new concept for thrusters service aimed at reducing the amount of time spent overhauling thrusters when the vessel is in dry dock.
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NewsEconomies of Scale with Largest Reduction Gearbox
German manufacturer Reintjes GmbH has shipped the largest reduction gearbox it has ever made from its Hamelin plant to the shipyard JJ Sietas KG in Hamburg, where it will be installed on a container ship for Canadian shipping line Oceanic .
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NewsScania Powers Lochin Harbour Pilot at Seawork
The Lochin 366 Harbour Pilot on display last month at Seawork 2005 International ispowered by the latest addition to Scania ''s marine engine range, the DI12M EMS .
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Moves Towards 'Almost Zero Emissions Engines'
Italian classification society RINA has type approved a device which is a significant step towards the ''almost zero emission engine'' for passenger ships. The system, known as Turbotransducer , was developed by Italy''s Mec System srl andapplies micro-emulsion technology to marine diesel engines to deliver significant reductions in smoke visibility ...
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NewsLow Maintenance Compressors Deliver Clean Marine Air
To meet the demand for clean, dry air for marine applications, Bromsgrove UK based Jun-Air produces a range of oil lubricated and oil-less air compressors which deliver reliability and a long service life combined with low maintenance and noise levels as low as 47dB(A).
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NewsAirborne Air Compressors for Trinity House
The UK''s Trinity House lighthouse service has purchased four low-weight, skid-mounted portable compressors from IngersollRand (IR) Portable Power foruse in maintenance work on nearly 600 aids to navigation, including 72 lighthouses.
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Work Load Up for ISU
Members of the International Salvage Union recovered over 700,000 tons of pollutants during salvage operations last year. Emergency assistance was provided worldwide for 266 vessels carrying cargoes and bunkers with a potential to cause pollution, up from 218 in 2003. This represents a significant increase in both the number of ...
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NewsSwift Salvage Clears Channel
America''s Bisso Marine has salvaged a 110ft crewboat in Sabine Pass, Texas which had sunk in 50ft of water following a collision with another ship.
