Vessels News – Page 204
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News'Centaur II' is now in service in the Polish port of Gdynia.
The new ASD tug ‘ Centaur II’ has now entered service with Gdynia Harbour Tug Services in Poland. Completed in April by Gdansk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa SA, the 31.2m long tug has a beam of 10.5m and draft of 4.8m.
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NewsThe World Sees Massive Demand for New Tugs
The worldwide demand for new tugs has reached unprecedented levels, with industry pundits quoting a global total in March of approximately 600 vessels on order.
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NewsSemco Give a Further Boost to Far East Deepsea Fleet
Major Singapore based towage and salvage company Semco PTE. Ltd has taken delivery of the first two of a new class of three deepsea tugs.
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NewsFirst 13m Tug Delivered by Macduff
Macduff Ship Design took another significant step forward in their quest for a greater share of the tug and workboat market with the recent delivery of the ‘ Fair Maid of Perth’ .
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NewsFoss to Upgrade a Third Voith Tractor
Back in May 2005 it was reported in Tugs & Towing that Foss Maritime of Seattle, USA, were carrying out a unique refurbishment of the two Voith tractors, ''Wedell'' Foss and ''Henry Foss''.
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Titan Gears Up for Growth in Europe
Well known to the salvage community , particularly in the salvage arena of the UK, Mark Hoddinott, formerly salvage manager with Adsteam, has joined the salvage company Titan Maritime as managing director Europe and will be based in the Titan Maritime (UK) Newhaven office.
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NewsSalvors Welcome New Wreck Removal Convention
The world''s marine salvors have welcomed the International Maritime Organization''s adoption of a new Wreck Removal Convention (WRC).
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NewsChinese Capacity Aids Newbuild Demand
With global demand for tugs and offshore vessels at an all time high, a growing number of yards in the Far East are looking to expand their export markets further around the world.
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NewsSuccess Sees Second Ice Class Tug
Shortly after the successful completion of a first winter’ s operation of their newbuild tug ‘ Ocean K.Rusby’ , Groupe Ocean of Quebec in Canada commissioned Irving Shipbuilding Inc of Halifax, Nova Scotia to build a second Ice 1A tug.
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NewsAnother Z-Tech for Bay-Houston
The Z-Tech design by Vancouver based tug designer Robert Allan has proved successful around the world but Bay-Houston Towing Co is one of only two operators having them built across the border in the United States.
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NewsLNG Fueled Ferries Use Rolls-Royce Power
Norway is heavily dependent on passenger/vehicle ferries to connect sections of the road network.
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NewsBarrus Brings Engine Extravaganza to Seawork
Oxfordshire UK based marine engine distributor EP Barrus Ltd returns to take up residence on the quayside for Seawork International 2007.
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NewsMost Powerful John Deere Launched
John Deere Power Systems has launched a new marine diesel propulsion engine which becomes the highest horsepower model in its range.
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NewsWaterjets Favoured for Fast Ferries
Rolls-Royce waterjets will propel a series of ten catamaran ferries for a Hong Kong - Macau link. Venetian Marketing Services Ltd (VMSL) has ordered ten fast catamarans to provide a luxury ferry service between Hong Kong locations and the new Pac On terminal being built by the Macau government to ...
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New Fuel Filter Minimises Maintenance
The Racor division of parker Hannifin has launched a fuel filer specifically for use in high flow marine applications.
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Engine Mounts for VW Marine's V-6
Trelleborg Industrial AVS is supplying Metalastik Cushyfloat engine mounts to Volkswagen Marine for its new high output, lightweight TDI 225-6 six cylinder turbo diesel.
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NewsPropulsion Packages for Largest Ro-Pax Ferries
MAN Diesel has won a prestigious contract to provide complete propulsion packages for the world''s largest Ro-Pax ferries.
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NewsEngine Upgrade Meets New Emissions Regs
In response to customer requests for engines in the 800 to 1,000 hp range which meet US EPA Tier 2 and the European EU Stage IIIA emissions regulations, Cummins has upgraded the popular KTA38-M0 engine.
