Tugs & Salvage – Page 90
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News'Osterdijk' Emergency Required Fire Expertise
Specialised firefighting techniques proved the key to success in the recent operation to save the Dutch general cargo vessel ''Ostedijk''.
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PMI Develops Z-Drive Tug Handling Programme
The Pacific Maritime Institute in Seattle USA, in partnership with Captain Jeff Slesinger, has developed and implemented a three phase Z-drive Tug Handling Programme.
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NewsMacDuff Builds the First Tug with a 'DOT' Towing System
A new tug under construction to a design by Macduff Ship Design will be the first commercial vessel in the world to be fitted with the novel Mampaey Dynamic Oval Towing (DOT) system.
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NewsSvitzerWijsmuller Take the Reins at Adsteam
On 30 March SvitzerWijsmuller effectively took over management responsibility of Adsteam Marine in Britain and Australasia. In the UK the reins have passed to Svitzer Marine Ltd, which will manage the business from their existing headquarters on Teeside. Adsteam''s present headquarters in Marina Court, Hull, is expected to close and ...
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NewsAn Important New Contract for Ostensjo
Østensjø Rederi AS of Haugesund, Norway has signed a contract with Norske Shell to provide towage services at the new Shell Nyhamna terminal now under construction at Aukra in Norway.
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Foss Go 'Green' on US West Coast
Foss Maritime, one of the largest tug and barge operators in the USA, has announced plans to build the world''s first true hybrid tug boat, a ''green'' vessel that will significantly reduce harmful nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and carbon emissions.
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News'Union Amber' Heads the Next Round of Replacements at URS
''Union Amber'', the first of a new class of ''compact'' tug recently entered service with Belgian tug owners Union de Remorquage & de Sauvetage SA (URS).
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NewsSvitzer-Adsteam Takeover Moves Rapidly as Liverpool Operation is
Following publication of the Competition Commission report on the proposed takeover of Adsteam Marine by SvitzerWijsmuller, matters have progressed rapidly.
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NewsMore Rotor Tugs for German Operators
Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading B.V. has announced the sale of two Rotor Tug RT-80r class vessels to Unterweser Reederei GmbH (URAG) of Bremen.
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NewsBusy Sanmar Has Ten Tugs Under Construction
In keeping with other specialist tug builders the Turkish yard Sanmar Denizcilik Ltd is working hard to meet the current high demand for new tonnage.
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News'A Turtle' Goes to the Bottom
A long period of anxiety for the residents on the remote island of Tristan du Cuhna came to an end on 11 February when the wreck of the errant oil rig ''A Turtle'' was finally scuttled by salvors in deep water well away from their coastline.
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NewsA New Contract for Ostensjo
Østensjø Rederi AS of Haugesund, Norway has signed a contract with Norske Shell to provide towage services at the new Shell Nyhamna terminal now under construction at Aukra in Norway.
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NewsSvitzerWijsmuller Win Major Milford Haven LNG Contracts
Towage services in the UK port of Milford Haven will be transformed with a fleet of nine powerful new tugs and six line handling vessels to be introduced bySvitzer Marine Ltd .
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NewsMore New ETVs for the Spanish Coast
The first of two coastal protection vessels has been handed over to Spain''s Maritime Safety Authority SASEMAR. Named Don Inda, the vessel''s primary role is that of an emergency towing vessel (ETV) for tankers of unlimited size under adverse conditions. A bollard pull of about 220 tons makes these vessels ...
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NewsJP Knight Go Shopping in Japan
JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd,; the Scottish branch of JP Knight Ltd based at Invergordon, has returned to Japan to replace the Japanese built tugs Kinnaird and Kincardine, which were sold in November 2006. The result of their negotiations is the purchase of two modern Japanese built tugs for almost immediate ...
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Competition Commission Reports on Svitzer-Adsteam Takeover
On 9 February the Competition Commission (CC) published its final report on SvitzerWijsmuller''s proposed takeover of Adsteam Marine Ltd. In the report the Commission will require SvitzerWijsmuller A/S to sell off one of the harbour towage operations in Liverpool if it goes ahead with the anticipated acquisition of Adsteam Marine ...
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NewsTOWLINES
Iceland has ordered their first Coastguard ETV from ASMAR in Chile.The new compact tug Union Amber is undergoing extensive trials after completion by the Spanish yard Astilleros Armon. Union Amber is the first of four new vessels to be ordered by URS in Belgium and associates Fairplay Towage, it will ...
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Prevention is the Cure as Tsavliris Calls for 'Liability Salvage'
The principal of Piraeus based salvage operators Tsavliris has called on liability and property insurers as well as governments to adopt the concept of ''liability salvage'', in which salvors are remunerated for preventing a liability from materialising.
