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International Tug & Salvage Returns to the United States
Plans are now well advanced for the 18th International Tug & Salvage Convention & Exhibition , being held at the Bal Harbour Beach Resort in Miami from 26-30 April 2004.
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Multraship Completes Salvage of Toxic Containers
Netherlands-based Multraship Salvage has successfully completed an operation to recover three containers loaded with toxic cargo lost overboard in the North Sea from the Ethiopian vessel Andinet . The operation to recover the containers, which were lost twenty miles north of the Dutch coast, off Texel, on 21 December 2003, ...
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NewsNew Ccean Going Tugs Enter Service with Semco
Singapore based Semco Salvage & Marine has announced the delivery of two new 13,500bhp ocean-going salvage tugs.
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NewsWijsmuller Salvage in Syria
A Wijsmuller Salvage team is removing bunkers from a Liberian flag ro-ro aground at the Syrian port of Tartous.
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NewsTwin Tows Top Fairmount's 2003
Rotterdam based Fairmount Marine successfully completed major ocean towage and heavy transportation projects in the final weeks of 2003.
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NewsTitan Pullers Release the 'Bowstring'
Titan Maritime, LLC were called upon when the abandoned research vessel M/V Bowstring sank at a pier adjacent to the Matthews Bridge at Jacksonville, Florida USA and came to rest on rocks listing to port in 16ft of water.
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NewsMultraship Advance on Several Fronts
In recent months there has been a rash of reports regarding new initiatives from the Ternuezen based company Multraship Towage & Salvage , all based on improving services and increasing the company''s market share.
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NewsVoith Offer a New Low Cost Shiphandling Concept
German propulsion and tractor tug specialists, Voith Schiffstechnik Gmbh (Marine Technology) continue to pursue their share of the market for shiphandling tractor tugs by offering a new low cost solution. This latest solution, offered to operators requiring an agile, vessel with a useful bollard pull, capable of working in the ...
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NewsSanmar Expand Towage and Tugbuilding Activities
Sanmar Ltd of Istanbul, Turkey, has reported a very successful 2003 for both aspects of their business - tug operation and the construction of new vessels. Seven new tugs were delivered last year and three others currently under construction will be completed before the end of the first quarter of ...
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NewsAdsteam Takes Delivery of Barunga - the First ASD 2411
Adsteam Marine Ltd has taken delivery of the first vessel built to the new Damen ASD 2411 design. Named Barunga , the tug was completed in China by Damen''s Changde shipyard and is expected to enter service in Australia at the end of this month.
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NewsFinning Gets the Bug for Small Engines
The fortuitous meeting of Caterpillar distributor Finning (UK) Ltd with Volkswagen Marine at the London Boat Show one year ago came to fruition with the announcement at this year' s show of a partnership whereby Finning will supply VW marine diesel engines in the UK.
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NewsCat Extends Range With 3412D Commercial
The new 3412D propulsion engine is now available to the commercial marine market from Caterpillar . The V-12 four stroke cycle diesel engine offers higher horsepower than its predecessor, the Cat 3412C, meeting customer demand for more power without compromising engine life.
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NewsCMD's Quantum Leap Lands at Boat Show
Cummins MerCruiser Diesel continued its programme of introducing new mid-range engines at the London Boat Show earlier this month with the world debut of the 8.3 litre QSC8.3 .
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NewsPropulsion Revolutionary Sails Again on Tyneside
The famous Turbinia , the world''s first steam turbine driven vessel, has been recreated at South Tyneside College by its Marine Simulation Department.
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NewsDamen Build Terminal Tugs for Sonasurf
An important recent delivery from Damen Shipyards Gorinchem yard was a series of three terminal tugs for the French company Sonasurf , for use in Angola. Completed in July, August and November, the vessels were named Kakulo , Nemed and Aeger, respectively. This latest trio follows three almost identical tugs ...
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NewsNew Carrousel Tug Design is Offered by Novatug
Novatug , a Rotterdam-based company formed to develop and market the unique Carrousel towing system, has launched a new Compact Carrousel tug design. This follows the successful completion of trials with the promised winch system.
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KOTUG Strengthen the Management team
Kotug International BV , operator of harbour towage services in Rotterdam Hamburg and Bremerhaven, has announced the appointment of two additions to their management team. Mr Dorus Knegtel, is appointed a Director of the company to be responsible for strategic issues, business development, quality and safety. Mr Kommer Tanis was ...
