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    Volvo Penta Supply Engines for New Russian Tugs

    2002-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Volvo Penta has signed an important order to supply engines for a series of new tugs for the Ukraine, in a deal involving the delivery of 15 diesel engines for three sister vessels to be built in 2002.

  • Workers assemble MTU series 4000 engines, the sales of which rose by 26% last year.
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    MTU Motors Ahead

    2002-04-01T00:00:00Z

    For the eighth year in a row, marine engine manufacturer MTU Friedrichshafen has seen an increase in turnover led by advances in its most important individual market, the maritime sector.

  • The St Clare will boost capacity well beyond the 1.11 million cars WIGHTlink took across the Solent in 2000.
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    Scania Gensets Light Up 'St Clare'

    2002-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Four Scania engines are supplying all on-board power for the ''St Clare'', the newest ferry to join WIGHTlink''s fleet of vessels plying the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route.

  • Prototype testing of the 8 cylinder propulsion engine shows it resiliently seated direct on vertical mountings.
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    New Tug and Workboat Range from MAN B&W

    2002-04-01T00:00:00Z

    MAN B& W has followed up last year''s introduction of the L21/31 series of genset engines with a new marine propulsion generation of the medium speed engines in power outputs ranging from 1,200 to 1,900kW. The propulsion engine is largely based on the same engine components but with a different ...

  • Morrison Engineering fitted Daewoo power to their newbuild Loch Uisgebhagh for West Minch Salmon.
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    Daewoo Starts the Year with Sales Boom

    2002-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Exhibiting Daewoo marine engines at the Fishing 2002 event in Glasgow this month WaterMota Ltd, accompanied their main Scottish dealer, Morrison Engineering of Skye, and also Marine Mechanical Services of Co Down in Northern Ireland.

  • The MCAs new Sea Rover is shown during a boom laying exercise.
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    Futureproof Outboards for MCA 'Sea Rover' Workboat

    2002-04-01T00:00:00Z

    A new Sea Rover workboat powered by twin Suzuki 50hp EFI 4-stroke outboards has entered service with the Counter Pollution Branch of the UK''s Maritime & Coastguard Agency. The RIB has been fully tested and fitted out to MCA approval standards.

  • The V-Line starting air compressor from Hamworthy KSE.
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    V-Line Compressors for Japanese Newbuilds

    2002-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Hamworthy KSE has secured an order for its V-Line starting air compressors from the prolific Japanese shipbuilder Oshima.

  • The new Sensor Max VSD intelligent pump from Jabsco.
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    Intelligent Pump Tunes Water Flow

    2002-04-01T00:00:00Z

    On board water pressure systems have relied on powerful constant velocity pumps to ensure adequate flows when multiple outlets are in use.

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    Compressor Power for Offshore Clean-up

    2002-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The UK''s Maritime and Coastguard Agency has purchased a new skid-mounted Ingersoll-Rand 7/31 Platinum Series portable air compressor to power emergency response equipment used to clean up offshore oil and chemical spills and salvage work on ships in distress. Fitted with a spark arrestor and Chalwyn valve, the new IR ...

  • Sandsfoot Castle is back in service after an extensive refit.
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    Towlines

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Newhaven port authority has awarded a contract to Kent based N E Murray (Marine Contractors) to provide shiphandling services, following an increase in the size and frequency of ferries using the port. From the 19 March the twin-screw ''Dog class'' tug Nore Commodore will be on station to offer ...

  • The aircraft carrier Varyag was towed to China by Nikolay Chiker.
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    Tsavliris Complete Three Month Varyag Tow

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Tsavliris Salvage Group has delivered the half-finished aircraft carrier Varyag to her new owners in China at the end of a marathon towage operation lasting 110 days.

  • Dogancay IV alongside in Turkey during the hand-over and flag changing ceremony.
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    Sanmar Delivers 'Dogancay IV' to Morocco

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    A new twin-screw tug, the Dogancay IV, has been delivered to a Moroccan operator at a recent flag-change ceremony by Sanmar Denizcilik Makina ve Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul, Turkey.

  • The Capt I B Harvey is shown towing a Van Oord ACZ barge from North Wales to Holland.
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    Tug Refits Broaden WCT's Operational Scope

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The Capt I B Harvey of WCT Offshore Ltd is seen in her new role as short sea coastal tug towing a barge for Van Oord ACZ from Mostyn in North Wales to Dordrecht in Holland.

  • The new Perkins Sabre M92
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    Perkins Sabre Replace M90

    2002-03-01T00:00:00Z

    One of the most successful Perkins marine engines of all time has been replaced by two new models. The naturally aspirated Perkins Sabre M90/4.236 is superseded by the four cylinder 4.2 litre naturally aspirated 92hp M92 and the 4 litre turbocharged M115T which develops 115hp.

  • Towing Diamond was flagship of the TSA fleet.
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    Towlines

    2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd have continued with their fleet modernisation plans, taking advantage of favourable foreign exchange rates and low rates of interest. The recently acquired tug MCS Alix has been sold on to a buyer in Trinidad, and two further vessels purchased.

  • A fully loaded water bag is ready to leave Turkey for Cyprus in tow.
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    Drinking Water Transportation Contract Completed

    2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

    British based consultants King Marine have successfully completed a contract with the Norwegian company Nordic Water Supply ASA in the Mediterranean.

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    New Crowley Escort Tug Due in May

    2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The first of a new design of escort tractor tug will be delivered to Seattle based Crowley Maritime within the next few months by the local Marco Shipyard. Known as the Crowley Protector II class, the first tug built to this new design is due for completion at Marco''s Seattle ...

  • One of the hydraulic saw units during testing in Rotterdam.
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    Commercial Development for 'Kursk' Cutting System

    2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Finland''s ''piping without welding'' specialists GS-Hydro played a key role in the recent salvage of the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk .

  • Fairplay 26 is now an Emergency Towing Vessel in the Baltic Sea.
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    German Tug Companies Form Protection Alliance

    2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Four of Germany''s leading tug operators have formed an alliance called ARGE Kuestenschutz (literally Joint Co-operation for Coastal Protection) for the protection of the German coastlines in the Baltic and the Northsea.

  • MV Willy was driven ashore on New Years day.
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    Union Salvage Refloat Badly Damaged 'Willy'

    2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Union Salvage Ltd, the salvage arm of Adsteam (UK) Ltd has completed the salvage of the tanker MV Willy from a rocky shore at Kingsand, near Plymouth, in what has been described by the MCA Secretary of States Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention as, ''a text book operation''.