Vessels News – Page 75
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NewsFour-wheel drive for the sea
Presented at Seawork for the first time was BAR Technologies’ ‘four-wheel drive for the sea’ – a BAR TECH 30 design, named Seacat Columbia.
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NewsPilot launch meets growing demand
The UK’s Briggs Marine has commissioned another pilot launch, growing its fleet of ORCs to six
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NewsArctic factory trawler launch
Tersan Shipyard has launched another trawler for a fish producer in the Faroe Islands
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News‘CTV of the future’ on show
One of the stars of the recent Seawork show was Asgard, a hybrid crew transfer vessel that marine engine maker Volvo Penta is calling the ‘crew transfer vessel of the future’.
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NewsPeel Ports issues £17m tender
Scotland’s most important west-facing freight port is to get its biggest investment in cranes to date.
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NewsElectric hybrids – a stepping stone on a wide crossing
A recent conference on the merits of hybrids, electric hybrids or full electric vessels threw up more questions than it answered, Debbie Mason writes.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Ground-breaking RIB runs on battery, methanol or petrol
A fascinating concept in marine methanol hybrid propulsion could redefine the way vessels, particularly small commercial high-speed craft, are powered, writes Jake Frith.
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NewsSchottel enhances propulsion expertise
Schottel has increased its direct involvement in its products, including azimuth thrusters, with the purchase of a majority stake in Turkey-based electric systems integration expert elkon.
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NewsTOWLINES (July 2022)
Two Boluda Towage Rotterdam tugs have now towed the two sections of the new Blankenburg Tunnel from Damen Verolme’s drydock to the nearby quay.
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NewsMarell Boats receives order for 5 RIBs
Swedish boat builder Marell has won a contract to supply five fast patrolling and interceptor vessels to the Norwegian police.
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NewsMRE orders four offshore support boats
Manor Renewable Energy will add another four vessels to its growing fleet of offshore support vessels operating around the UK, rest of Europe and Asia.
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NewsNew auto systems for hybrid dredger
Work to install electrical and automation systems on board an innovative diesel-electric hybrid trailing suction hopper dredger has completed.
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NewsExpanding Svitzer’s EcoTow towage solution
Svitzer’s carbon neutral EcoTow service is set to expand following the Danish tug operator’s partnership with shipping support service provider PortsDirect.
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NewsSalvage Round-up (July 2022)
Four of the world’s major salvage companies have reported significant activities including where potential major pollution was avoided by preventing casualties drifting shorewards.
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NewsTug order and delivery news (July 2022)
This month’s round-up examines four new arrivals, a forthcoming new range of methanol tugs from Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard and a new role for Damen tugs in Port of Vancouver.
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NewsTugowners hold conference on data
At a recent conference European Tugowners Association members addressed the issue of collection of data to reduce industry emissions.
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NewsBoluda assists Dutch security exercise
Boluda Towage Europe’s Rotterdam-based tug VB Hudson has taken a lead role in an annual drill intended to test the skills of security services in terrorist incidents.
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NewsSteamship back to work after 2 years
The UK’s largest working steamship has returned to service after its annual drydocking, writes Graeme Ewens.
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NewsFrance’s two new supertugs start work
Following conversion work at German Navy Yards in Kiel, the tugs Abeille Méditerranée and Abeille Normandie have entered service to protect France’s coastline.
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NewsScandinavia embarks on greener shipping corridor
One of the first shipping green corridors will be created between Norway and the Netherlands
