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NewsSvitzer Reinforce Their Milford Haven Tug Fleet
Svitzer Marine Ltd has significantly reinforced their fleet of tanker handling tugs at Milford Haven with the arrival of the new Svitzer Milford . The tug, the first of a new series to be deployed to a British port, arrived during the first week of November and entered service after ...
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NewsNew Terminal Tugs Romulo and Remo are Ahead of Schedule.
Two important new terminal tugs are rapidly nearing completion in Spain at the Astilleros Balenciaga Shipyard in Zumaia. To be named Romulo and Remo , the tugs are to join the fleet of Remolcadores de Puerto y Altura SA - ''Repasa'' at Tarragona.
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NewsSemco and Fairmount Launch 'OneAllianz'
A major new force in the long-haul ocean towage market has been established by Fairmount Marine BV of the Netherlands and Semco Salvage & Marine Pte Ltd ofSingapore. With immediate effect, the ocean towage fleets and expertise of both companies are pooled in a new consortium christened OneAllianz .
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NewsTitan salvage 'Skate - III'
A recent incident in bad weather around the south coast of Britain brought a small salvage job almost to the doorstep of Titan Maritime attheir Newhaven base. On the morning of 21 October the jack-up barge Skate III wasfound aground in the surf on the beach at nearby Seaford.
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NewsSalvage Tug Tows Stricken Canadian Submarine
The salvage tug Anglian Prince was released from her duties as an Emergency Towing Vessel with the Maritime & Coastguard Agency on the 5 October to go to the assistance of the Canadian submarine Chicoutimi lying disabled in the Atlantic.
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Multraship and Titan Join Forces in Romania
Terneuzen-based Multraship Salvage has started work on a three-month project to remove the wreck of the 4,497gt Rostok from the Romanian River Danube.
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NewsArmon Hard at Work on Spanish Emergency Vessels
The Vigo based shipyard of Astilleros Armon is now deeply engaged in the construction of two 56m twin-screw tugs to be operated by the Spanish maritime rescue authority, Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Maritima (Sasemar).
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NewsDesign Award for Robert Allan Ltd.
Canadian naval architect and tug designers Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) of Vancouver, was one of the winners announced in October in the ''Business Effectiveness'' category at the Singapore Design Awards 2004 .
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NewsDouble Trouble for the Historic Elbe
A massive project to completely restore the ocean going tug Elbe to its original 1959 condition suffered a serious blow for the second time this year. Back in July the tug was struck and sunk at her Rotterdam moorings by a ship manoeuvring at an adjacent berth. The vessel was ...
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NewsTOWLINES
Farstad Supply AS , a wholly owned company of Farstad Shipping ASA , has sold the anchor-handler Far Turbot toChinese operators. This vessel became well-known in her role as one of the first Emergency Towing Vessels (ETV) to be operated under contract to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency .
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NewsWorldwise Revamp an Established Anchor-handler Design
Two very similar anchorhandling tugs are currently under construction, to a design produced by WorldWise Marine Engineering BV , for two very different owners in very different parts of the world.
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News'Battler' a New Tug for the Clyde
Clyde Marine Services Ltd , based in the Victoria Harbour at Greenock in Scotland, has improved its ability to provide towage services considerably with the addition of a new Damen Stan Tug 1906 . Named Battler , the vessel was handed over to her owners during the last few days ...
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NewsDiesel Electric Drives Precise DP Boats
The first two of ten innovative platform supply vessels have gone to work in the Gulf of Mexico, deploying diesel electric propulsion systems which provide superior performance in the dynamic positioning (DP) mode and maximise design efficiency by eliminating the need for long shafts and reduction gears.
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Boat Show Debut for Common Rail MTUs
MTU staged the UK debut of its new 2000 Common Rail marine engines at the Southampton Boat Show. UK yacht builders have already placed orders for the new models and delivery was expected to start last month. In addition to yachts, the first areas of application for the new 2000 ...
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NewsVolvo Penta Power Surge in Hamburg
Volvo Penta was in expansive form at the SMM Exhibition inHamburg last month, where it launched no fewer than four new engines.
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NewsScania Powers Down for SMM
Scania has responded to customer feedback by extending the power range of its new 12 litre marine engine downwards to a version producing 300hp at 1,800rpm, expanding applicability for workboat installations. The new DI12M EMS, which was launched this summer at seawork2004, was featured on Scania''s stand at SMM in ...
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Multi-Fuel Outboard Seen First at seawork2004
E P Barrus Ltd chose seawork 2004 as venue for the debut of the world''s first production direct fuel injected outboard engine for the UK Ministry of Defence that is capable of running on a multitude of NATO fuels.
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NewsPerkins Sabre Launches Upgraded Specification M92
Perkins Sabre ''s new M92B engine is an upgraded, new specification version of their popular M92 .
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NewsBlue Angels for Research Vessel
MAN B&W Diesel A/S has tested and supplied a package consisting of two 8L21/31 and two 6L21/31 gensets which will power an advanced diesel electric research vessel for the State Ministry of Education & Science of MecklenburgVorpommern in Germany.
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NewsSummer Debut for New Fast Water Jet
First deliveries took place recently of a new model in Italian manufacturer Castoldi''s HC (Hydraulic Clutch) range of water jet drives. The Turbodrive 238 - HC weighs only 110 kg and can be matched to engines up to 420hp, making it suitable for single or twin unit installation in boats ...
