Tugs & Salvage – Page 73
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NewsTowlines MAR 11
Avra Towage BV of Rotterdam and Muller of Dordrecht have formed a joint venture with a view to increasing the scope of both companies. Muller operates a fleet of nine tugs and a large inventory of pushers and barges.
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NewsTowlines FEB11
UK based Marine and Towage Services provider the MTS Group Ltd has acquired the twin-screw seagoing tug Multratug 7.
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NewsFairplay sells its last traditional deepsea tug
Hamburg based Fairplay Towage has sold Fairplay IX, its last traditional deepsea tug to a Greek operator.
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NewsCapilano design for Shaver
Capilano Maritime Design Ltd, naval architects and designers based in North Vancouver, Canada have announced the completion of the design for a 24m (80 foot) ASD shiphandling tug for the Shaver Transportation Company based in Portland, Oregon, USA.
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NewsVan Oord purchases the ‘Pushbuster’ quartet
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord BV has purchased the fleet of four Damen Pushbusters formerly operated by Damen Marine Contractors (DMS).
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News‘KL Sandefjord’ breaks bollard pull record
Although the massive and fast developing world of offshore operations is usually outside the scope of this regular feature, the recent delivery of the anchorhandling tug supply vessel KL Sandefjord is of special interest.
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NewsTowlines January 2011
The first of four new tugs ordered by Vancouver based Seaspan International, from Sanmar Denizcilik in Turkey, arrived at the owner’s base in North Vancouver in early January. Bearing the temporary name Seaspan Terminal III, the 28m ASD tug completed the long delivery voyage from Turkey after two months ...
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NewsITS 2010 Papers are published
The complete Book of Papers and Discussions relating to ITS 2010, the 21st International Towage & Salvage Convention held in Vancouver in May of last year is now available.
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NewsDamen adds two new vessels to the ‘Stan Tug’ family
Over past months and years Maritime Journal has periodically reported on the progressive changes in design and modernization of the Damen Shipyards ‘Stan Tug’ series of tugs and workboats.
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NewsKotug and SNRH give up the unequal struggle in Le Havre
Societe Nouvelle de Remorquage du Havre (SNRH), a subsidiary of Netherlands based Kotug, has given up it’s long battle to operate a tug service in the French container port of Le Havre in competition with the fleet operated by Boluda.
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NewsChina to build two rescue tugs with MAN propulsion systems
The China Rescue and Salvage Bureau (CRS) of the Chinese Ministry of Transport is to build two large rescue and salvage vessels for use in the provinces of BeiHai and DongHai.
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NewsDamen complete the 29 vessel order for Serco with a tug
A huge three year, 29 vessel contract came to an end on 3 December 2010 when Damen Shipyards delivered the tug SD Deborah to Serco Marine Services.
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NewsTugs & Towing
Jack Gaston''s work is essential reading for anyone employed in the towage industry
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NewsNew tug training package due to launch
Virtual reality training, although usually associated with larger vessels, is becoming more popular with the advent of more complex tugs and workboats.
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NewsLuca Primo goes to Norway
Stadt Sjøtransport AS, with tugs based in Florø and Måløy on the west coast of Norway, continue to increase the size of their fleet.
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NewsTowlines – December 2010
Itchen Marine Towage of Southampton UK has purchased the twin screw tug Atlas from Serco Marine, towage and marine services contractor to the Ministry of Defence (Navy).
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NewsSmit Siyanda is delivered for SPM support duties
Smit Siyanda, an extremely versatile offshore support tug, was delivered to owners Smit Shipping Singapore Pte Ltd in October of this year.
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NewsFairplay-22 capsizes with a tragic loss of life
The tug Fairplay-22 capsized on the afternoon of 11 October while trying to make a towage connection with the ferry Stena Britannica in high winds and a heavy swell near the Berghaven, Hook of Holland.
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NewsCheoy Lee start Z-Tech deliveries for Panama
Cheoy Lee Shipyards, based in Hong Kong, has handed over the second of thirteen ‘Z-Tech’ tugs ordered by the Panama Canal Authority.
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NewsTowlines November 2010
Targe Towing Ltd, with its headquarters in Scotland and towage interests in North East Scotland, the Firth of Forth, the Thames and Indonesia, is expanding its business on London’s river.
