News 2-4 – Page 58
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NewsOffshore certified uncrewed vessel begins operations
Fugro’s Blue Essence, an offshore certified uncrewed surface vessel (USV) with an electric remotely operated vehicle (eROV), will begin its first project in the Netherlands.
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NewsLifeboat repair and maintenance agreement
Shipyard group Harland & Wolff has signed a framework agreement with the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
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NewsSAR vessels boom
Baltic Workboats (BWB) has a wide variety of SAR (search and rescue) vessels under construction and scheduled for deliveries within the last quarter of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.
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NewsUncrewed boat surveys fish populations
A robotic boat has been used for the first time to survey fish populations around oil platforms in the North Sea.
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Modular emissions reduction solution for high speed diesels
Emissions control specialist Eminox is showcasing its scalable, modular emissions reduction solution for high-speed diesel engines at the Europort exhibition.
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NewsABS approval for autonomous tug project
A quartet of developers have achieved an important regulatory step forward with their autonomous tug project.
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NewsBoluda expands into Rostock
Continuing expansion of its activities in northwest Europe, Boluda Towage has commenced towage operations in the German port of Rostock.
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NewsCorvus Energy, Sanmar and hybrid tugs
Corvus Energy and Sanmar Shipyards have announced a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding to develop a new range of zero-emission and hybrid tugs.
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NewsSea Machines equips Foss autonomous tug
News that Sea Machines is supplying its autonomous command and control system for Foss Maritime’s tug Rachael Allen reveals some of the logic behind autonomous tug operations.
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NewsSvitzer celebrates ten years in Angola
Svitzer’s marking of ten years of operation in Angola reveals the valuable methods the Denmark-based towage company employed to train local tug crews.
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NewsTurkey receives its latest escort tug
The Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety has taken delivery of the second of its latest emergency response, escort and assistance tugs from Sanmar Shipyards.
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NewsSchottel thrusters for Starnav quartet
Brazilian towage group Starnav has selected Schottel RudderPropellers for a quartet of escort tugs to be built in Brazil.
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NewsLloyds commits to support LOF contracts
Lloyds has expressed its commitment to Lloyd’s Salvage Arbitration Branch (LSAB) and to oversee Lloyd’s Open Form contracts (LOF) after earlier suggesting LSAB services could be stopped.
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NewsSpanish fast ferry repowered
Rolls-Royce recently supplied MTU solutions for propulsion, automation and digital service on the ‘Avemar Dos’ ferry.
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NewsDelivery and order round-up
With another busy month of deliveries and orders, we look at news involving 13 vessels, all with predominantly European involvement.
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NewsContracts signed for Crowley’s eWolf tug
Details have been announced of propulsion and deck machinery packages for Crowley’s eWolf destined to be the US’s first battery-powered harbour tug./p>
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NewsOrder success for Vallianz
Following last month’s news of development of an all-electric tug Vallianz is making more waves in the region’s ship building sector following a tug order for Taiwan principles.
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NewsKotug takes over towage at Port Hedland
Kotug Australia Pty Ltd and Westug Pty Ltd have agreed to ‘re-shape’ towage services for Pilbara Marine in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
