News 2-4 – Page 24
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Decarbonisation: How far have we got?
Fugro’s global director Sustainability Peter Burger has a look at what the maritime sector is doing to navigate net zero.
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New generation of multi-purpose tugs launched
Turkish tug builder Sanmar has launched the first in a series of multipurpose tugs designed by Robert Allan.
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Partnership to bring H2 propulsion to workboats
A new collaboration between Ultimate Boats and hydrogen specialist RONN is set to bring emissions-free propulsion to high performance watercraft
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World’s longest subsea interconnector completed
1,400km of submarine and land cables have been installed by cable-laying firm Prysmian, using its vessel Leonardo da Vinci
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Danish firms to build ‘transfer boat of the future’
ESVAGT has agreed to work with the shipyard Hvide Sande to build bigger, stronger crew transfer vessels, the company says.
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German floating dock arrives in Jamaica
A 215m floating dock has successfully been towed across the Atlantic from Germany to Jamaica by deep sea tug Titan.
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Scottish ROV inspects Brazilian pipeline
An ROV operated from a control centre in Scotland has successfully inspected pipelines nearly 10,000 km away in Brazil
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Viking wins 34-vessel order for Greek coastguard
Three separate contracts have been signed in a huge order for Viking Norsafe to deliver 34 vessels to the Greek coastguard.
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Corvus ESS powers first of a kind in the US
Norwegian energy storage technology firm Corvus Energy has supplied a battery for an inland towboat in the US, the first of its kind in the country.
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Special feature: Deep dive into methanol, Part 1
As the maritime industry wonders what the future holds for fuels, Stevie Knight takes a deep dive into methanol. Could this be the right choice for tugs? Part one of our two-part feature examines some of the research going on.
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World’s largest battery ship on order
Incat Tasmania is building what is so far the world’s largest battery-powered vessel, a ro-pax ferry that will be delivered to South America.
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Pilot autonomous survey project claims success
The success of an autonomous pilot wind farm survey means a combined AUV/USV model could be rolled out commercially early next year.
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August 2023 Salvage Round-up
The International Salvage Union has provided details of its members’ activities, the sector’s expertise in demand not only for casualties on the world’s oceans but also within ports and even on dry land.
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Recyclable workboat for tidal turbine
Glasgow’s Ultimate Boats has delivered a fully recyclable workboat to tidal turbine pioneer Orbital Marine
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Series success for Med Marine
Turkey’s Med Marine has reported progress with orders for three Robert Allan Ltd RAstar 2800 tugs for operators in Ireland, Germany and Libya.
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Markey towing winches to boost tug power for Moran
News that Seattle-based Markey Machine has been selected to provide its hawser winches and capstans for Moran Towing’s two new escort tugs turns the spotlight on components where there is no place for what can be considered the weakest link in the chain.
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Macduff delivers first design for Indian owner
Macduff Ship Design has successfully delivered a new ASD tug/service vessel to Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works, its first ever design for an Indian owner
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Hyke launches clean ferry for urban waterways
Bringing water transport back to cities in a clean way: Hyke’s Hydrolift Smart Ferry has been launched in Norway.
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Putting container losses into perspective
Every time there’s a major container loss and salvage teams are called in, the world’s media can go into overdrive such that one would think it was a regular occurrence. In fact, the number of incidences has sunk to an all-time low, writes Peter Barker.