Tugs & Salvage – Page 62
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NewsSmit Lamnalco secures major contract in Iraq
Smit Lamnalco has secured the turnkey contract to support Single Point Mooring operations for the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project (ICOEEP). The scheme, 20 km off the Al Fao Peninsula, looks to triple oil exports from Iraq.
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NewsCorvus Batteries for Gorgon ‘Hybrid’ tugs
Four new new ‘hybrid’ tugs currently under construction for Svitzer to support the Australian Gorgon gas field project will use lithium-ion batteries supplied by the Canadian specialist Corvus Energy.
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NewsDaniel Adamson gets Lottery funding
The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society (DAPS) that is restoring the historic Mersey tug tender SS Daniel Adamson is jubilant having received initial support for a £3m Heritage Lottery Fund bid, including development funding of £37,300.
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NewsTrojan is purchased by Atlantic Towage
Atlantic Towage & Marine Ltd, a sister company of Blue Ocean Marine, based at Bere Island on the south west coast of Ireland, has purchased the twin screw tug/workboat Trojan, a small vessel with a considerable and interesting history.
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NewsThree powerful RAmparts for Saudi Arabia
Zamil Offshore Services in Dammam have recently completed the construction of a series of three Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) designed RAmparts 3200-W tugs for use by the Saudi Ports Authority.
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NewsNew Damen tugs serve the Australian Navy
Over the past few months, Damen’s Changde Shipyard in China has delivered the compact tug Tancred and tug/workboat Wattle to DMS Maritime Pty Ltd of Australia.
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NewsSvitzer to withdraw from deepsea towage
Svitzer Ocean Towage has announced its intention to withdraw from deepsea towage and offer the three oceangoing tugs London, Rotterdam and Singapore for sale.
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NewsISU considers Bunker Removal Clause
Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU) held their 58th General Meeting in Istanbul late last month.
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NewsTwo former British ETVs join Smit
The J P Knight Group, with headquarters in Rochester UK, have sold the anchorhandling tugs Anglian Princess and Anglian Sovereign to Smit Transport Belgium NV.
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NewsTOWLINES
The operation to salvage the container ship MSC Flaminia in mid-Atlantic came to an end on 11 September when the ship was finally handed over to its owners by Smit Salvage. The oceangoing tug Fairmount Expedition, accompanied by tugs Anglian Sovereign and Carlo Magno safely delivered the ship to the ...
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NewsThe last two ‘Dogs’ leave Naval service
Husky and Sheepdog, the last two ‘Dog’ class tugs originally built for the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS), have been sold by Serco, the current contractor for Marine Services to the UK Ministry of Defence (Navy).
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NewsExpanding tug fleet for River Thames work
Essex UK based construction contractor S Walsh & Sons Ltd (SWS) has recently been expanding its marine management division, buying new and adapted vessels to serve on a variety of projects on the River Thames in and around London.
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NewsTOWLINES
Captain Peter Meyer, a well known and respected figure in the towage and salvage industry, has retired after 40 years with Hamburg based Bugsier Reederei. Peter started with the company as a helmsman onboard the salvage tug Bugsier 27 and progressed to become Captain of many of the company’s tugs, ...
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NewsOcean Wave - the first of a new generation
Ocean Wave, the first of a new generation of four deepsea tugs for the fleet of the Crowley Maritime Corporation in the USA, has recently completed builders’ trials.
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NewsKOTUG and Teekay form joint venture
On 15 August 2012 in the Netherlands, Teekay Shipping Australia Pty Ltd (Teekay) and the Dutch towage company KOTUG International BV announced the establishment of a new Joint Venture company.
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NewsTarge Towing withdraw from the Thames
The Scottish tugowner Targe Towing Ltd of Montrose has withdrawn completely from towage operations on the Thames.
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NewsMSC Flaminia – a marathon salvage operation
The crippled containership MSC Flaminia finally reached a sheltered position off the UK coast of Cornwall on 28 August after a marathon towage and salvage operation lasting over six weeks.
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NewsDutch invention helps prevent towline failure
The Rotterdam based shipping company Rotortug (KST) BV and ASD Ship Design from Alblasserdam have invented a revolutionary device to prevent towline failures on tugs, due to chafing against a fixed ‘staples’ and fairleads.
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NewsEuropean Tug Owners meet in Finland
Members of the European Tugowners Association (ETA) gathered in Turku, Finland, for its 49th Annual Meeting and Conference hosted by Finnish member Alfons Håkans Oy.
