Vessels News – Page 205
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NewsBugsier take delivery of their first Rotor Tug
It was reported in March that the first ‘ rotor tug’ for German tug owners Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs-Gesellschaft mbH & Co was on route to Europe aboard a heavy lift ship. Bugsier 6 was taken over by Bugsier in Singapore after completion by the ASL Shipyard Pte.
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NewsDamen Tug and Workboat Range Makeover Continues
The Tug & Workboats design team at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is continuing the painstaking task of updating the well known ‘ Stan Tug’ tug and workboat range of standard products. Having dealt with most of the large vessels, the team has turned its attention to the well known Pushycat design.
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NewsSanmar Supply Three Ulupinar Series Tugs to Dominica
The first of three ‘ Ulupinar’ series ASD tugs, ordered by Remolcadores Dominicanos of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, has now been delivered.
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NewsNew Vessels for Crowley in Alaska
Crowley Maritime Corporation has taken delivery of the Vigilant, a new stern drive tug on charter from BayDelta Maritime, for use in their ship assist and escort business in Alaska.
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Eighteen die on the Neftegaz 67
The Ukrainian anchor handling tug Neftegaz 67 capsized and sank on 23 March after colliding with after colliding with the panamax bulk carrier, Yao Hai, in Hong Kong waters.
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NewsNew Towage Company Makes Its Mark
The new company Sedna Towage & Offshore LDA based in Funchal, Madeira is growing rapidly thanks to the efforts of their Italian attorney Mr Rino Barretta, managing director of An.do.fe Shipping Management Srl. Within just a few months a new fleet has been created, starting with the 55 tons bollard ...
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NewsFairmount's Armada Spanning the Globe
With their fleet of Fairmount class tugs at full strength for some time, the order book of Rotterdam based Fairmount Marine BV is bulging. All five of the company' s long distance anchor handling salvage tugs are equipped with four engines, producing a total of 16,320bhp for a bollard pull ...
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Successful Salvage from French Coast
Abeilles International has carried out a successful assistance operation which started on 10 March after the freighter Artemis was driven aground on the beach of Sables d' Olonne in Southern Brittany by winds of 130km per hour.
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NewsGift Presentation Marks LOF Century
Arnold Witte, president of the International Salvage Union presented Lord Peter Levene, chairman of Lloyd’ s with a gift from the salvage industry to mark the centenary of Lloyd’ s Form, the world’ s most frequently used form of marine salvage agreement.
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NewsOutboard Power for New Rescue RIB
Following reliability problems with their ageing inboard diesel jet driven RIB, Ryde Inshore Rescue service on the Isle of Wight UK decided to invest in a new boat and engine package.
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NewsGreen Theme to RORO 2008 Conference
' Engineering Greener Logistics' is the topical title for the ro-ro sector’ s biggest three day conference and trade show which takes place in Gothenburg 20-22 May.
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NewsSeatruck's First New Ro-Ro Enters Service
Clipper Point, the first of Seatruck Ferries’ eight newbuildings, has entered service. A further three vessels in this 120 unit class of freight ro-ros will be delivered during the course of this year by the Spanish builder Astilleros de Huelva.
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Rail No Snail in Shortsea Link
Finland' s short sea carrier Containerships is launching a weekly rail link between Liepaja in Latvia and Moscow using block trains to provide two day transit for 45ft containers of up to 22 tons payload.
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NewsClean Design Engine Production Skyrockets
Some 40% of the Rolls-Royce offshore vessel engines sold last year met the classification society Clean Design requirements, compared to 5% just two years ago. All the engines exceed the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standards for NOx emissions by 20%.
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NewsLow Emissions for High Capacity Ro-Ros
Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WW) and Wallenius Lines (OW) have signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to build a new generation of four ro-ro carriers that will be the world’ s largest. The vessels are scheduled to be built in Japan at Mitsubishi’ s Nagasaki yard, with the delivery ...
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NewsWaterjets Wanted for Windfarm Workboats
Ultra Dynamics, manufacturer of the UltraJet range, report that waterjets are currently the first choice of propulsion for wind farm workboats due to the enhanced manoeuvrability they provide and the ability to hold station while work is being carried out: the latter being a key requirement when servicing offshore wind ...
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NewsSightseeing Power on the Cape d'Agde
Two new 12m purpose built sightseeing boats operated by Les Coches D' eau on the Cape d' Agde, a few kilometres from Montpelier in the south of France, have each been fitted with a pair of Perkins Sabre M92B engines.
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NewsEPA Announces Final Marine Engine Rule
In America, the Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) responded to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’ s (EPA) announcement last month that the agency has finalised new emission standards for marine engines and locomotives by indicating that engine manufacturers are ready to tackle the challenges ahead.
