Tugs & Salvage – Page 73
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NewsUS Navy get their first new ‘Z-Tech’ tug - by Jack Gaston
The first of a series of four new Z-Tech 4500 class tugshas entered service with the United States Navy Pilots operating in Puget Sound, Washington state, USA.
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NewsLowestoft tug fleet changes livery and title – by Jack Gaston
When the deepsea tug ‘Anglian Earl’ returned to service recently, bearing the traditional livery of JP Knight, it marked the completion of an integration process that started in December 2007 with the acquisition of Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd.
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NewsCrowley to build new ‘Ocean’ class tugs – by Jack Gaston
Major US towage and transportation group Crowley has signed a contract with Bollinger Shipyards to build two newly designed ocean-going tugs, with options for additional vessels.
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NewsTOWLINES MARCH 2010 – by Jack Gaston
US shipbuilder Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay, Maine has now delivered the ‘Loretta B Moran’ and ‘Catherine C Moran’ to Moran Towing of Lake Charles, LLC.
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NewsOwners turn their attention to ‘Greener Tugs’
It’s just a year since the world’s first true ‘Hybrid’ tug entered service with Foss Maritime in the USA. This important milestone created considerable interest in the towage industry and occurred at a time when the industry was experiencing a period of almost frantic growth in the numbers of new ...
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NewsTowlines March 2010 - by Jack Gaston
‘Osayame’, the first tug of its type to be built in Cape Town by Damen Shipyards, finally sailed to its homeport in Nigeria in late January.
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NewsTugworld Review 2009 spots the trends - by Jack Gaston
The popular annual ‘Tugworld Review 2009’ has now been published by the ABR Company Ltd in association with International Tug & Salvage magazine.
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NewsSinbad Marine purchase 'Bison' - by Jack Gaston
The fleet of Sinbad Marine Services received a substantial boost in the New Year with the purchase of the former Norwegian tug ‘Bison’. Formerly owned by Bukser og Berging AS, the vessel is a 30m tractor tug equipped with twin fully azimuthing propulsion units.
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NewsEuropean Tugowners and Pilots discuss shared concerns
During 2009 representatives from the European Tugowners Association (ETA) and the European Maritime Pilots’ Association (EMPA) met to discuss operational problems that both pilots and tug operators increasingly experience when handling the ever larger types of ship arriving in European ports.
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News‘Osprey Boxer’ joins a growing fleet - by Jack Gaston
Osprey Shipping Ltd, based in Newcastle and Bristol UK, has taken delivery of the new tug ‘Osprey Boxer’ from Damen Shipyards.
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NewsFirst RAmparts 3000 Mk II tugs are built for LNG in Australia
In September 2009 the new tugs Riverwijs Maryon and Riverwijs Karoline were delivered to Riverwijs, a joint venture company formed by Riverside Marine and Svitzer A/S. The tugs are the first of four new RAmparts 3000 Class Mk II tugs to be stationed at the Port of Dampier, Australia to ...
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News'Shasa' is the first of seven Voith tractors for Transnet
The South African National Ports Authority (Transnet) has taken delivery of Shasa, the first of seven powerful Voith powered tractor tugs. Ordered from South African Shipyards of Durban, Shasa and the next pair of tugs in the series are to be based at Port Elizabeth to serve the new deepwater ...
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NewsJonRie and Hagglunds Pull Together
As the demand for powerful escort tugs to safeguard tanker carrying volatile cargoes in coastal waters grows, the vital connection between the tug and its tow has become a critical component. Modern high-tech, manmade fibre towlines for escort tugs are light and extremely strong but to be fully effective the ...
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NewsTowlines, December 2009
Patriot, the first example of the new Damen ASD 2310 compact shiphandling tug, is now in service at the port of Odessa in the Ukraine.
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News'Dockman' gets going for Thames Towage
Thames Towage’ s new tug Dockman is a bit of a relief when compared with the company’ s older boat. While the tug, Ala was serviceable, MD Brian Allen explained that the Dockman’ s extended superstructure helps comfort no end. ‘ We had about four square feet between us inside ...
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NewsTOWLINES January 2010 - by Jack Gaston
The powerful South African salvage tug ‘Wolraad Woltemade’ has been sold for scrap in India.
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News‘VB Bravo’ is the first of a new class - by Jack Gaston
Spanish shipbuilder Union Naval Valencia (UNV) has delivered the high performance terminal and escort tug ‘VB Bravo’ to the company’s parent Boluda Group.
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NewsIskes fleet receives another significant boost - by Jack Gaston
The tug fleet of Iskes Towage & Salvage, based in IJmuiden in the Netherlands, is receiving a significant boost during the winter months with the delivery of two powerful shiphandling and terminal support tugs and other fleet changes (‘Maritime Journal’ – August 2009).
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NewsCrowley tug aground in Alaska - by Jack Gaston
Major US towage and transportation company Crowley Maritime suffered an unfortunate and embarrassing incident at Christmas when the company’s tug ‘Pathfinder’ grounded in Alaska.
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NewsFirst new tug for Shetland is launched - by Jack Gaston
The first of two powerful new tractor tugs for Shetland has been launched and is due for delivery in March. Named ‘Solan’, the tug is one of a pair ordered by the Shetland Islands Council for use by the Sullom Voe Harbour Authority.
