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NewsRolls Royce Designs and Equipment for Coastguard ETVs
Two important orders have been placed very recently for Government funded Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs). Both France and Norway are to have sophisticated vessels built and operated under commercial contracts. The designs selected for the new contracts, one new ship for Norway and two for France, are from the design ...
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NewsLong Awaited 'Thetis' is Delivered
Iskes Towage & Salvage BV ofIjmuiden has taken delivery of the new azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug Thetis , after a somewhat protracted wait. This vessel, built by the IHC Delta Shipyard at Sliedrecht and known as a Delta Azimuth Tug 2800 , is the first ASD shiphandling tug to ...
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NewsPortable Marine Oil Viscosity Testing
Oil is the lifeblood of marine engines as it cleans, cools, lubricates and can reveal valuable information about internal conditions via oil viscosity testing. The Kittiwake Viscotube has just been launched to test oil viscosity in all land based and marine engines.
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Siemens Box Clever With Demo Fuel Cell System
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from HDW Fuel Cell Systems GmbH (HFCS) of Kiel in Germany to supply a transportable 160kW fuel cell system for emission-free power generation on board ships.
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NewsNorwegians Take World's First Bi-fuel Tanker
What is billed as the world''s first bi-fuel LNG tanker was scheduled for delivery in October by Dutch shipyard Bijlsma to Norwegian shuttle tanker company Knutsen OAS Shipping in Norway for charter by Naturgass Vest .
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Newage Appoints New PRM Distributor
Coventry based driveline equipment specialist Newage Transmissions Ltd has strengthened its UK marine sales network with the appointment of Albatross Marine as an authorised distributor for its PRM product range.
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NewsTuna Tremble at 'Lord Moyle' Repower
Ballycastle Charters has completed the refit of its Aqua Star 9m sea fishing charter boat Lord Moyle by repowering with a Perkins Sabre M265Ti engine.
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Dutch Owners go for the 'New Generation' Shoalbuster
Two well-known independent Dutch tug operators have ordered vessels to the new Damen improved design Shoalbuster 2609 design. The new version will retain all of the features that have made this shallow draft twin screw tug so popular with owners working in the dredging and marine civil engineering industries but ...
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NewsA New Tug Fleet at Marchwood
There is a growing use of scale model tugs to aid training and simulation in shiphandling and pilotage. Southampton Institute has recently added a tug to their inventory at the Manned Model Shiphandling Facility at Marchwood. The unmanned radio controlled scale model of an ASD tug is fully functional with ...
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NewsOstensjo Builds Sophisticated New Escort Tug
A new high-performance tanker-handling tug has been ordered by Norwegian tug owner Ostensjo Rederi A/S of Haugesund to operate at the Norske Hydro oil terminal at Sture.
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NewsKings Lynn Take Delivery of New Harbour Tug
Operators of the small but busy East Anglian port of Kings Lynn are more than pleased with their new harbour tug Conservator.
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NewsTowlines
BUE Viking, operators of the largest ''standby'' fleet in the North Sea, has appointed Mr Graham Philip as their new Chief Executive. Mr Philip has been associated with the offshore and towage industries for most of his career and was Managing Director of Cory Towage Ltd. At the time of ...
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NewsSchottel Propelled to Europort
Schottel GmbH & Co KG will be showing its innovative range of propulsion products on Stand 07.7048 in Europort''s Amstelhal. So broad is the scope of equipment Schottel supplies that teams from both the company''s German headquarters and Schottel Nederland BV will be on hand to provide sales and service ...
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NewsEnhanced Engine Room Simulator Launched by Transas
Transas has commercially launched the latest version of its Engine Room Simulator ERS 4000. The modified simulator features a modern design for the dedicated hardware set with new control panels and some essential improvements have been made to functionality.
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NewsCalifornia Fuel Cell Boat No Longer Dreaming
The world''s first electric fuel cell water taxi powered by a hydrogen fuel system has been successfully operated in the harbour at Newport Beach, California as part of its pre-launch testing. The project, which will demonstrate the utility of hydrogen fuel in generating power for ships and port facilities, is ...
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NewsHybrid Propulsion for Silent Running
Vetus Den Ouden has introduced a novel ''hybrid propulsion'' installation which enables boats to be powered by diesel fuel or electricity.
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NewsVolvo Penta and Wartsila in Co-operation Plan
Volvo Penta and Wartsila are planning future cooperation regarding service and delivery of marine diesel engines for commercial shipping. The cooperation will be initiated in a number of selected markets, with global coverage planned thereafter.
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NewsTowlines
Brazilian Offshore Services (BOS) a joint venture company, owned 50/50 by Farstad ofAlesund in Norway and Petroserve of Brazil, has been awarded long term contracts by Petrobras for the provision of two anchor-handling tug supply vessels. Two new Rolls Royce UT 722L vessels have been ordered to cover two contracts, ...
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NewsCrowley Complete Massive Rebuild Programme
Crowley Maritime Corporation of the USA has completed one of the most extensive rebuild programmes ever undertaken in the towage industry anywhere in the world.
