Tugs & Salvage – Page 80
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NewsNew Chinese Rescue Tug attends ITS 2008
The big rescue tug Nan Hai Jiu 101, operated by the China Rescue and Salvage Bureau (CRS), travelled to Singapore specifically to attend ITS 2008. A restricted number of delegates, including your correspondent, were invited to a reception aboard this impressive vessel.
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News'Ugie Runner' creates interest at Seawork
Visitors to Seawork 2008 were able to see for themselves the first tug/workboat to be fitted with the unique Mampaey ‘ Dynamic Towing System’ (DOT) and to watch a demonstration of the vessel and its towing gear.
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NewsNew tugs and fleet changes for Kotug
On 3 June Kotug formally christened the SD Shark and SD Stingray, the first two vessels in a quartet of four new tugs built in Turkey. Both vessels are now in service in Rotterdam and will be joined by the SD Seal, which arrived in the Netherlands on 19 June, ...
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NewsMultraship takes delivery of new multipurpose tug
Another Dutch operator to introduce a Turkish built tug in recent weeks is Terneuzen based Multraship. The new multipurpose ASD vessel ' Multratug 17 ' was christened on 12 June at a special ceremony in its home port, attended by approximately 350 guests.
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News'Apex' joins the Solent Towage fleet
The UK based Solent Towage Ltd welcomed another brand new vessel to their Southampton based fleet at the end of April when the high performance Voith escort tug ' Apex' arrived from the Gondan shipyard in Spain.
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NewsVSPs serve OSVs in high seas
Offshore Construction Vessels (OCVs) currently under construction are to be driven by five Voith Schneider Propellers (VSPs) For Voith Turbo Schneider Propulsion, the new type of vessel represents another engineering feat, because it is the largest and most powerful ship ever fitted with VSP as main propulsion systems.
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NewsHarms fleet expansion continues with Ursus
The fleet of Hamburg based Harms Offshore Gmbh continues to grow rapidly, with five powerful new anchor handling tugs put in service in three years and there are more new vessels to come. Harms building programme first started to bear fruit in 2005 with the delivery of Primus, the smallest ...
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NewsShoalbusters Galore
One of the tug designs most comprehensively covered in these pages is almost certainly the Damen Shoalbuster. This is due mainly to the success and continuing development of this shallow draft vessel and its use by a large section of the Maritime Journal readership.
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Smit announce record profits
Announcing their results for 2007, Smit Internationale N.V. has reported another record year with a 40% increase in net profit from € 75m to € 105.6m. Operating results increased to 23% from € 77.3m to € 94.7m.
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NewsMarineCo boosts fleet with two additional vessels
Two recent additions to the fleet of Scottish marine services provider MarineCo UK Ltd have boosted the company’ s capability and versatility considerably. A particularly interesting acquisition is the tug Marineco Ashanti, purchased in May from the Russian company Dukkar Engineering.
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NewsFormer Belgian tug sold for the fifth time
As more modern vessels enter service several of the deepsea tugs formerly employed by the Antwerp based towage and salvage company URS in the early days of North Sea oil exploration have been sold or scrapped, the most recent being Fighter and Boxer.
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NewsThe tug 'North' - a new kid on the block
Sharp eyed readers will have become aware of the new tug North carrying out coastal and short sea towage operations around western Europe. Built in Malaysia in 2007, the twin screw tug is operated by Rotterdam based Avra Towage BV under the Dutch Antilles flag.
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NewsITC fleet continue to expand in 35th Anniversary year
Dutch towage contractor ITC celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2008 and can now report substantial expansion in its fleet and business. A couple of years ago the company, which had previously concentrated almost exclusively on long distance towage and salvage, decided to move into the offshore sector.
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Springtime deliveries for Holyhead Towing
The Holyhead Towing Company Ltd continues it ongoing newbuild programme with a rash of deliveries during the months of spring and early summer. During April the company took delivery of two new vessels, one of which was the multi-purpose work vessel Ak Tue.
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Newsworld's first tug with a 'Dynamic Towing System' ready for trials
The towage industry awaits with great interest the introduction of the first ‘ dynamic towing system’ fitted to a purpose built full size tug.
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NewsThe first 'Handysize' tug is completed
The first of the new series of ‘ Handysize’ tugs to be built for Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland, Ohio, USA was delivered last month.
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Newsnew addition to the Regulus fleet
Regulus Ship Services has strengthened its presence in offshore field with the acquisition of the brand new 3,600bhp anchor handling tug.
