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  • Willpower has replaced Wilchallenge in the Williams fleet.
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    TOWLINES

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Southampton based Williams Shipping Marine Ltd has replaced their tug/workboat Wilchallenge with a more powerful vessel.

  • A new Chinese ocean-going tug will have Danish machinery.
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    Chinese Oceangoing Tug to Have MAN B&W Machinery

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    MAN B&W Diesel A/S , Denmark has been awarded the contract to supply a complete twin-screw low-speed two-stroke propulsion package for an 16,100bhp Chinese ''super-tug''. The new vessel is under construction at the Wuchang Shipyard , Wuhan, China for the Shanghai Salvage Co Ltd , owners of a large fleet ...

  • Harstad was specially built to operate in the waters of northern Norway.
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    Norwegian Multi-role Coastguard Vessel 'Harstad'

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    One of the most recent Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) deliveries, built for use in Europe is the multi-role Coastguard vessel K/V Harstad , owned by Remoy Shipping andoperated on long term charter to Kystvakten - the Norwegian Coastguard.

  • The compact ASD tug Smit Panama is an important new addition to the Smit fleet.
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    Smit Completes the Latest Phase of its Tug Renewal Programme

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Smit International has completed the latest phase of an extensive tug replacement programme.

  • Lamnalco Wagtail is the first of three new tugs built by Sanmar for the Lamnalco Group.
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    Busy Builder's Bookings Buoyant

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Turkish tug builders Sanmar Denizcilik Ltd have reported excellent 2004 results and an even busier year booked for 2005.

  • Tsavliris vessels deployed for the removal of Saudi Arabian frigate Makkah 814 from a reef in the Red Sea.
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    Tsavliris Starts New Year at Speed

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Three busy months for the Piraeus based Tsavliris Salvage Group began just before Christmas with the start of a major project to salvage the Saudi Arabian frigate Makkah 814 which ran aground on a reef in the Red Sea some 80 miles north of Jeddah. The delicate operation to free ...

  • The ISU is exploring a new Environmental Award to salvors to provide parallel remuneration alongside the existing LOF/SCOPIC system.
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    Salvors Seek 'Environmental Award'

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    International Salvage Union (ISU) President Hans van Rooij has set out salvors concerns for 2005, which include contentious matters such as responder immunity, criminalisation, and potentially hostile attitudes arising from fears of a repeat of the Prestige disaster.

  • The Canadian DND boats are powered by Volvo D6-310 engines driving UltraJet 305 waterjets.
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    Waterjets Power Speedy Canadian Patrol Boats

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Cheltenham based Ultra Dynamics return for Seawork 2005 fresh from the selection of twin UltraJet 305 waterjets to propel the first of a series of 32ft patrol boats for the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND).

  • Almost everything that can be done has been done to reduce noise on board M/S Halvornen.
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    Successful Noise Reduction in a Small Ship

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Small ships, boats and yachts present special noise problems due to their small size. Inevitably, crew and accommodation will be located close to noise sources, meaning that noise reducing measures become critical.

  • ACentax CX-16VFA coupling solved noise and vibration problems on the Roylecraft Amphibious Jet Bus.
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    Centa's Sounds of Silence for Amphibious Jet Bus

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire UK based Centa Transmissions will make the journey south for Seawork 2005 content at having recently helped amphibious vehicle producer Covelink Marine tocreate their new Roylecraft Amphibious Jet Bus .

  • EPBarrus Ltd has donated a Yanmar engine to the Gipsy Moth IV restoration project.
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    New Engine as 'Gipsy Moth IV' Sails Again

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    A regular quayside exhibitor at Seawork , EP Barrus Ltd is supporting a project to restore the historic sailing vessel Gipsy Moth IV . The Isle of Wight based charity United Kingdom Sailing Academy (UKSA) has come to the aid of the vessel through a partnership between Yachting Monthly and ...

  • The latest Robert Allan Z-TECH is the Lamnalco Blackbird.
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    Robert Allan Ltd Celebrates 75 Year Anniversary

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    In 2005, Vancouver-based Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) will celebrate its 75th year of continuous business as a firm of Consulting Naval Architects .From its inception, through three generations of family ownership, the company has served the international marine community with a wide range of specialised tug and workboat designs.

  • K/V Harstad, a powerful Coastguard tug and patrol vessel has entered service in Norway.
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    And More ETVs to Come

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The provision of Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) is becoming a serious issue for many governments and coastal states and is increasingly seen as a tangible preventative measure capable of dealing with a wide range of potential maritime incidents. ETVs have now been in service in many countries, including the UK ...

  • The GPS tug Friston Down tows a string of barges up river past the Millennium Dome.
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    New Lighterage Contracts for GPS

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    GPS Marine Contractors Ltd with tugs fleets based on the Thames and Medway have announced new lighterage contracts with both Stema Shipping (UK) Ltd and Hanson Aggregates Ltd . The work for Stema Shipping involves the transportation of aggregates by barge from Red Lion Wharf at Northfleet on the Thames ...

  • Alphonse Letzer is one of eight tugs in the Euro-Tug pool.
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    TOWLINES

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Commercial and military boatbuilder VT Halmatic ofPortchester has recently secured a contract to build three WB18 workboats for an un-named overseas operator. The 18.9m steel workboats will be similar to Prince Rock , delivered in 2004 to Cattewater Harbour Commissioners and will be delivered in early 2006. Powered by twin ...

  • Two impressive 80m ETVs are under construction for the Spanish government.
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    Spain Orders Pollution Control ETVs

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    SASEMAR , the Spanish marine safety agency, has ordered two advanced pollution prevention and control vessels designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce in a contract worth approximately £ 16m.

  • The first of three 29m City Cats is lowered into the water.
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    Italian CityCats Running in Rio

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Rodriquez Cantieri Navali do Brasil has delivered the first of three 29m CityCat all aluminium catamarans to Barcas SA Shipping Company in Rio De Janeiro.

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    Natural Power Ro-Ros the Boat

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Scandinavian based car and Ro-Ro transportation specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen hasdemonstrated its commitment to environmentally friendly shipping by designing a conceptual car and Ro-Ro carrier with ''zero emissions'' capability and with no ballast water onboard.

  • IHC are to build tug-workboats for Smit.
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    IHC Delta to Build Multipurpose Tugs for Smit Transport Europe

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    SMIT Transport Europe BV has placed an order with the IHCHolland Delta Shipyard for the construction of three multipurpose tugs. The design for the new vessels, designated the Delta Multi Purpose Pusher Tug 2500 (DMPT 2500), is intended for a wide range of marine operations in sheltered, shallow waters and ...

  • Primus in now in service with Harms Offshore
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    'Primus' is Delivered and New Orders Placed

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    German operators Harms Offshore of Hamburg christened their new anchor-handling tug Primus atthe yard of Mutzelfeldtwerft in Cuxhaven on 4 December 2004 (see MJ - November 2004).