Tugs & Salvage – Page 55
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NewsUK training for tug deck hands
Lymington UK based King Marine Ltd has now run its second training course specifically intended for tug deckhands in a project attracting the attention of some major names in the towage industry.
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NewsBoluda fleet expansion underway
Spanish tug owner Boluda is making the news with delivery of the first two of four ASD tugs for operation in France and a progress report on the first two of an order for up to 10 Voith Water Tractors.
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NewsRolls-Royce MTU engines destined for Sanmar tugs
Rolls-Royce and Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards have signed a letter of intent for the supply of MTU engines for ASD tugs being built at the yard.
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NewsDamen news – proceed to checkout
News from Damen this month reports on delivery of no fewer than seven tugs of five different designs along with contracts signed with three owners for a further five vessels.
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NewsDouble Dutch delivery for Svitzer UK
Svitzer’s UK fleet has received a boost with delivery of two Damen ASD 3212 tugs ‘Svitzer Kent’ and ‘Svitzer Deben’ for their Thames and Felixstowe operations respectively.
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NewsEddy gets smaller for Iskes
EDDY Tug has won an order from Iskes Towage & Salvage to design and build a second, smaller but more powerful version of the Hybrid EDDY tug (efficient double-ended dynamic tug).
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NewsTOWLINES (December 2015)
Dutch towage contractor BMS Seatowage BV have a new addition to their fleet in the form of the hybrid tug conversion ‘Sil-Jeske-B’ built for Koedood BV by Shipyard Kooiman.
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NewsSvitzer adds to its Amsterdam fleet
Svitzer Amsterdam have taken delivery of ''Svitzer Amstel'', a relatively new and exclusive design from Robert Allan Ltd built by Sanmar Shipyards.
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NewsEuropean ingredients in Argentinian ASD tug
Cummins Marine has provided the comprehensive machinery installation for a new ASD tug designed and built in Argentina and destined for both ship-assist and coastal towing duties.
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NewsMajor South African order kicks off
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) have celebrated the ceremonial naming of the first of nine Voith Schneider powered tugs with an element of European involvement worthy of mention.
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NewsCarrousel tugs and another ASD for Multraship
At the Europort 2015 exhibition recently, Terneuzen, Netherlands-based Multraship announced the commissioning of construction of two Carrousel RAVE tugs along with confirmation of an order for another Damen ASD 3212.
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NewsMTS Towage transforms heavy lift
Falmouth based Marine and Towage Services Group (MTS) along with specialist shipper Robert Wynn & Sons Ltd have completed the delivery of nine transformers in three shipments from Rotterdam to Scotland.
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NewsNew to you for Seacontractors
Netherlands-based Seacontractors are completing the acquisition of six B-Class tug/workboats, swapping the grey hull colours of previous owner Smit to the black hull of Seacontractors.
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NewsDamen pairs for different continents
Two separate pairs of Damen ASD tugs have entered service for different owners on different continents to operate in Lithuania and in the Bahamas, 8,300km apart.
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NewsSanmar continues to deliver
Rarely a month passes without news from Sanmar Shipyards and in this edition we report on an ASD tug for UK’s SMS Towage, two ASDs for a new container terminal in Turkey and details of Jordan’s latest line-handling tug.
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NewsDamen’s Russian and Baltic connections
Recent items of news from Damen Shipyards Group and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping highlight the former’s involvement with products destined for Russia and the northern Baltic states.
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NewsUnmanned tugs – the ultimate crew protection?
Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd have unveiled a revolutionary concept with their vision of an autonomous unmanned tug, named RAmora and the flagship of their TOWBoT (Tele-operated Workboat or Tug) series.
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NewsBusy second quarter for Tsavliris Salvage
Greece''s Tsavliris Salvage has reported a busy 2015 second quarter highlighting the importance to both the world of maritime commerce and the health of the environment of a professional salvage industry.
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NewsA Smart job for Titan Salvage
Titan Salvage, now part of Ardent following the merger between Titan and Svitzer Salvage, have successfully completed removal of the cape-size bulk carrier ‘Smart’ in South Africa.
