Vessels News – Page 204
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News'Bourbon Dolphin' Questions Delay Anchorhandler Designs
Deepwater offshore oilfields and a changing regulatory scenario demand a new generation of anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) designs with more power, more safety and more environmentally friendly features. New Marpol regulations are on the way, but designers are holding back on final designs until the outcome of the ...
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NewsTOWLINES
Propulsion specialist Schottle GmbH & Co. KG has been reorganized, with a new corporate structure to meet the increasing demands of shipbuilding worldwide. With effect from 29 June 2007, Schottel''s headquarters in Spay/Rhine and Schottel Antriebstechnik GmbH in Wismar have been merged to form the new Schottel GmbH, with its ...
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NewsVoith the Choice for China
The concept of the Voith Water Tractor proved popular with the Shanghai Port Authority. Last year, it had ordered two such VWTs to be completed by October this year.
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NewsHarley Goes Green with 'Lela Joy'
As of January this year all newbuilds for service in US waters are required to be powered with engines that meet the US Environmental Protection Agency''s Tier 2 emission standards.
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NewsPromoting Best Practice in Casualty Management
Recent casualties, including the ''MSC Napoli'', have brought the issue of places of refuge back under the spotlight.
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NewsPhenix is New and Highly Refined
Solent Towage Ltd has stationed the new Voith escort tug ‘ Phenix’ in Southampton Water in support of their towage services at the ESSO terminal at Fawley. The tug was delivered to Solent Towage, a subsidiary of Ostensjo Rederi of Haugesund, Norway, in late December by the Spanish shipyard Astilleros ...
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NewsSvitzer Continue a Significant Newbuild Programme
Since taking over the Wijsmuller Group in 2001 and the acquisition of Adsteam in 2007, Danish owned Svitzer has introduced over 90 new vessels to its fleets around the world. In order to maintain its position as a true market leader in harbour and terminal towage, the company has a ...
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NewsRimorchiatori Riuniti Introduce 'Messico'
Rimorchiatori Riuniti of Genoa, Italy have taken delivery of the ‘ Messico’ , a new offshore support and escort tug, to add to their growing fleet of versatile tugs. This latest vessel, designed by Robert Allan Ltd., naval architects of Vancouver BC in Canada, is designated an AVT 36/70 E ...
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NewsUK Based Hepworth Busy with Holyhead Orders
Once again Hepworth Shipbuilders of Paull on Humberside are busy with new tugs for the Holyhead Towing Company Ltd. The shipyard is currently busy completing the new triple screw tug ‘ Afon Cymyran’ and an order for a new 25m tug has recently been announced.
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NewsFerryGreen Way to Save the Planet
The first ferry ticket agency in the UK to address the environmental issues associated with travel by sea has launched a website at which customers have the opportunity to offset carbon emissions during the booking process.
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ECDIS Upgrade for Red Funnel
UK based Red Funnel was the ''original Isle of Wight ferry operator'', transporting passengers between Southampton and Cowes since 1861.
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NewsNew Seatruck Ferry Sets Sail
Seatruck Ferries, freight only specialists on the Irish Sea route, are about to introduce a major increase in capacity for the link between Heysham and Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. Seatruck is part of the major shipping consortium Clipper Group.
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NewsDamen introduce a new tractor design
For the first time in many years Damen Shipyards has introduced a new tractor tug design to their extensive range of series built tugs and workboats. In the recent past the company has ignored tractor designs, concentrating their efforts on the development of azimuthing stern drive shiphandling tugs of all ...
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NewsCrowley provide all year round Emergency Response Tug
Crowley Maritime Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Washington Department of Ecology to supply an all year round emergency response tug, to be based in Neah Bay, Washington state USA. This unprecedented move enables an emergency response tug to provide a continuous service to disabled ships, help prevent ...
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NewsUNV delivers a new series of ETVs to SASEMAR
Union Naval Valencia (UNV), a subsidiary of the Boluda Group, is close to delivering a four tug series of salvage tugs to SASEMAR, the government funded Spanish Maritime Salvage Agency.
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NewsWartsila powers into ship design
Finnish propulsion systems specialist Wartsila has acquired the global ship design group Vik-Sandvik, an independent group providing design and engineering services to ship owners and the ship building industry worldwide.
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NewsNew Chinese Rescue Tug attends ITS 2008
The big rescue tug Nan Hai Jiu 101, operated by the China Rescue and Salvage Bureau (CRS), travelled to Singapore specifically to attend ITS 2008. A restricted number of delegates, including your correspondent, were invited to a reception aboard this impressive vessel.
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News'Ugie Runner' creates interest at Seawork
Visitors to Seawork 2008 were able to see for themselves the first tug/workboat to be fitted with the unique Mampaey ‘ Dynamic Towing System’ (DOT) and to watch a demonstration of the vessel and its towing gear.
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NewsNew tugs and fleet changes for Kotug
On 3 June Kotug formally christened the SD Shark and SD Stingray, the first two vessels in a quartet of four new tugs built in Turkey. Both vessels are now in service in Rotterdam and will be joined by the SD Seal, which arrived in the Netherlands on 19 June, ...
