Vessels News – Page 188
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Steering a course to SMM 2008
Van der Velden Marine Systems'' presentation at SMM 2008 will include the EPS silent thruster, an Art rudder, a Barke rudder, a Timon rudder and Van der Velden Commander steering gear. On Wednesday and Thursday the company will host a 17:00 Happy Hour with refreshments and music on Stand 440 ...
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Waterjet thrust for Portuguese rescue craft
Three newbuild 15.5m rescue craft for the Portuguese Navy vessels are the first of their kind to be completely designed and built in Portugal by that country''s Arsenal do Alfeite.
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Four engine workboat contract in Nigeria
DF Coulam & Sons have landed a contract to supply two 2,500 hp handed 16 cylinder engines to a client in Nigeria which will replace two damaged engines onboard a tug/service vessel. The engines were built using reconditioned parts, and to the clients own specification, as replacements for engines supplied ...
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Trinidad and Tobago Rolls out the fast craft
Rolls-Royce waterjets have been selected for six new fast patrol craft that will help the coastguard protect the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.
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'Lucinda Smith' is a green machine
Cindy and Jon Smith of Southport in Maine USA both have their tug licenses but these days they are mostly shore based, running Interport Towing & Transportation.
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More Orders for KST and a New Rotor Tug Design
Anyone in the towage industry who doubted the likely success of the unique triple unit ‘ Rotor Tug’ design when it was first introduced by Ton Kooren of Kotug in 1999, must surely be having second thoughts.
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A Good Start for New Damen Design
With the towage industry experiencing an unprecedented demand for powerful new tugs and shipyards reporting full order books, Damen Shipyard’ s Tug & Workboat (T& W) Division is in a unique position to respond.
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New BayDelta Tugs Chartered to Crowley
Among the large number of interesting new tug currently being delivered or under construction for owners in the United States of America are two azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs being built for BayDelta Maritime Inc. Heralded as two of the most powerful 30.48m (100 foot) harbour tugs on the US ...
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Washburn & Doughty Delivers 'Eleanor F. Moran'
Another shiphandling tug, typical of the new generation of vessels being produced in the USA to support oil and LNG terminal operations is the ‘ Eleanor F. Moran’ , delivered earlier in the year to Moran Towing of New Canaan, Connecticut. Currently working in the port of Norfolk, Virginia, the ...
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'Bourbon Dolphin' Questions Delay Anchorhandler Designs
Deepwater offshore oilfields and a changing regulatory scenario demand a new generation of anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) designs with more power, more safety and more environmentally friendly features. New Marpol regulations are on the way, but designers are holding back on final designs until the outcome of the ...
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TOWLINES
Propulsion specialist Schottle GmbH & Co. KG has been reorganized, with a new corporate structure to meet the increasing demands of shipbuilding worldwide. With effect from 29 June 2007, Schottel''s headquarters in Spay/Rhine and Schottel Antriebstechnik GmbH in Wismar have been merged to form the new Schottel GmbH, with its ...
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Voith the Choice for China
The concept of the Voith Water Tractor proved popular with the Shanghai Port Authority. Last year, it had ordered two such VWTs to be completed by October this year.
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Harley Goes Green with 'Lela Joy'
As of January this year all newbuilds for service in US waters are required to be powered with engines that meet the US Environmental Protection Agency''s Tier 2 emission standards.
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Promoting Best Practice in Casualty Management
Recent casualties, including the ''MSC Napoli'', have brought the issue of places of refuge back under the spotlight.
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Phenix is New and Highly Refined
Solent Towage Ltd has stationed the new Voith escort tug ‘ Phenix’ in Southampton Water in support of their towage services at the ESSO terminal at Fawley. The tug was delivered to Solent Towage, a subsidiary of Ostensjo Rederi of Haugesund, Norway, in late December by the Spanish shipyard Astilleros ...
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Svitzer Continue a Significant Newbuild Programme
Since taking over the Wijsmuller Group in 2001 and the acquisition of Adsteam in 2007, Danish owned Svitzer has introduced over 90 new vessels to its fleets around the world. In order to maintain its position as a true market leader in harbour and terminal towage, the company has a ...
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Rimorchiatori Riuniti Introduce 'Messico'
Rimorchiatori Riuniti of Genoa, Italy have taken delivery of the ‘ Messico’ , a new offshore support and escort tug, to add to their growing fleet of versatile tugs. This latest vessel, designed by Robert Allan Ltd., naval architects of Vancouver BC in Canada, is designated an AVT 36/70 E ...
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UK Based Hepworth Busy with Holyhead Orders
Once again Hepworth Shipbuilders of Paull on Humberside are busy with new tugs for the Holyhead Towing Company Ltd. The shipyard is currently busy completing the new triple screw tug ‘ Afon Cymyran’ and an order for a new 25m tug has recently been announced.
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FerryGreen Way to Save the Planet
The first ferry ticket agency in the UK to address the environmental issues associated with travel by sea has launched a website at which customers have the opportunity to offset carbon emissions during the booking process.
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ECDIS Upgrade for Red Funnel
UK based Red Funnel was the ''original Isle of Wight ferry operator'', transporting passengers between Southampton and Cowes since 1861.