Tugs & Salvage – Page 55
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NewsSewol salvage details revealed
China’s state-owned Shanghai Salvage Co along with other South Korean companies have been engaged to raise the wreck of the ferry ‘Sewol’ which sank off Jindo Island in 2014 with the loss of over 300 lives.
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NewsTwo conventional tugs join Seacontractors’ fleet
Middelburg, the Netherlands-based Seacontractors BV has now taken delivery of two customised anchor-handling tugs from Damen Shipyards for operation in the Middle East.
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NewsRedwise tug deliveries
An update on activities at Dutch Redwise Maritime services has highlighted the work of behind-the-scenes services employed to deliver ships, including tugs for owners and operators who may not have ocean passage crewing capabilities.
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NewsMultraship’s newbuild programme well underway
Earlier this year ‘Maritime Journal’ reported on the expansion of Multraship’s fleet with a three vessel order from Damen including a hybrid ASD Tug 2810. The programme is now complete with delivery of two ASD Tug 3212s.
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NewsSvitzer joint venture secures tow contract extension
Point Tupper Towing, a joint venture between Svitzer and Atlantic Towing Ltd have agreed a long-term towage contract extension with Texas based NuStar Energy to continue tug services at Point Tupper, Nova Scotia.
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NewsBoskalis announce 2015 half-year results
“Once again we can look back on a fantastic first half of the year with historically high EBITDA of half a billion euros” comments Peter Berdowski, CEO of Boskalis with mixed results for the towage and salvage sectors.
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NewsNew Shoalbuster for Abu Dhabi – three weeks early
Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Operating Company (IRSHAD), part of the ADNOC group of companies have taken delivery of a Damen Shoalbuster 2308, three weeks ahead of schedule.
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NewsUzmar delivers push-tugs for South American operation
Uzmar Shipyard in Turkey has delivered eight Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) designed push-tugs, part of an optimised tug-barge system delivering ore from Brazil down the Paraguay-Paraná river to Uruguay, a distance of 2,500km.
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NewsSanmar six for Svitzer
Denmark based Svitzer Towage have placed a significant order for six Robert Allan Ltd designed terminal escort tugs with Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar.
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NewsSouth Africa’s Hippo hits the water
The South African Navy has taken delivery of the first of two Damen ATD 2909 azimuth tractor tugs bearing the name ‘Imvubu’ meaning Hippo.
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NewsNeri orders its first Damen tug
Italian tug owner Fratelli Neri S.p.A. has placed an order for its first Damen tug which will also be the first ASD tug in the Mediterranean with a Damen render recovery escort winch.
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NewsMilestone Multi Cat delivery for MCS
Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) have taken delivery of their first Multi Cat 3013 adding to the Scottish company’s Damen built fleet and the first delivery from the Dutch builder’s Sharjah shipyard which opened in 2014.
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NewsA smaller EDDY is introduced
Following the entry into service with German tug operator URAG in Bremerhaven late last year of the ‘EDDY 1’ news of a smaller 24m version to join the EDDY Tug family has been announced.
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NewsChina joins the LNG-powered tug club
The recent delivery of Asia’s first tug powered solely by LNG provides an indication that the adoption of the fuel is attracting attention globally with elements of particular interest for Rolls-Royce and China.
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NewsSanmar delivers first of four tugs to Aqaba
Sanmar Shipyard are currently working on a major seven vessel order for Aqaba and recently delivered the ‘Hashim 3’ first of four Robert Allan Terminal RAstar 2800 tugs.
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NewsWaterland for Wagenborg
An expansion in activities for Delfzijl, The Netherlands based Wagenborg Towage has seen them adding to their tug fleet with the bareboat charter of the Damen Shoalbuster 3511 ‘Waterland’.
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NewsUnder the bonnet of Fairplay’s new tractors
Propulsion and steering systems provider Schottel Group have revealed details of the hybrid propulsion system installed in two tractor tugs delivered recently by Astilleros Armon Shipyard to Fairplay Towage.
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