Vessels News – Page 204
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Acoustic Enclosures for Marine Power
Ipswich UK based diesel generator manufacturer G& M Power Plant Ltd has designed and built a new sliding door acoustic enclosure which can be specified with sound levels from 70 dB(A) to as low as 60 dB(A) at 1m.
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Hot Schottel Having Busy Season
An offshore supply vessel due to enter service in 2009 will be fitted with Schottel Twin-Propellers and a Schottel retractable Rudderpropeller.
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NewsVancouver - It's a Different World
As tugs and towing correspondent for Maritime Journal I recently took the opportunity to visit the towage industry in Vancouver and the nearby Fraser River.
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NewsTugnology Brings Worldwide Expertise to Southampton
Southampton became the focus of the world towage industry for two days in June when international delegates gathered at the De Vere Grand Harbour Hotel for Tugnology ''07.
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NewsFairplay Towage name 'Fairplay III'
Hamburg based Fairplay Towage named its latest new tug the ''Fairplay III'' on the 28th of June in Rotterdam.
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News'Mariette' Crosses the North Sea to Seawork
The little manned model tug ''Mariette'' created a great deal of interest at Seawork recently when it was used to demonstrate the principles of the Mampaey ''Dynamic Oval Towing'' (DOT) system.
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Multraship Expands Tug Fleet
Terneuzen based salvage and towage company Multraship has purchased two new 70 ton bollard pull Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugs for delivery October 2007 and April 2008.
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NewsAn Important Purchase for Targe Towing
Scottish tug owner Targe Towing confirmed their purchase of three former BP tugs, dedicated to towage services at the Coryton oil refinery, with a short ceremony at Tilbury
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NewsFairmount Complete Their Five Tug Fleet
''Fairmount Expedition'', the fifth of the new Fairmount Class of tugs, is now in service. The vessel was launched in February this year, named in Japan on 21 May and, after extensive trials, joined the fleet of Netherlands based Fairmount Marine BV early in June.
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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.
