Tugs & Salvage – Page 95
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NewsTristan du Cuhna Anxiously Awaits the Return of Powerful Tugs
When the oil exploration rig A Turtle grounded on one of the world''s most remote and ecologically sensitive islands early in June it caused great concern among the small local population. The 6,357 gross tons rig, originally named Petrobras XXI, had been roaming the South Atlantic for several months unattended ...
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Svitzer's Takeover of Adsteam Delayed by OFT
Confirmation of the possible takeover of Asteam Marine by SvitzerWijsmuller has been delayed by some months following a decision by the UK''s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to refer the matter to the Competitions Commission.
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NewsAdsteam Introduce Low Cost Tug Fleet to the Humber
Adsteam Marine, one of the UK''s leading towage operators, has launched Humber Tugs, a new low cost, ''no-frills'' tug fleet on the Humber, in response to changes in local market conditions. The service was started last month with two Voith Schneider tractor tugs, HT Sword and HT Sabre, and the ...
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NewsMultraship Orders Carousel Tugs From Malaysia
The long awaited orders for the first two innovative Combi tugs, equipped with the unique Carousel towing system, have now materialised. Dutch salvage and towage company Multraship Towage & Salvage has ordered two tugs of this type from Malaysian shipbuilder Nautica Nova Shipbuilding & Engineering (NNSE).
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NewsITC Carry Out a 16,000 Mile Round Trip With French Warship
After a towage operation of 16,000 nautical miles, the tug Sable Cape from International Towage Contractors BV (ITC) of the Netherlands finally handed over the French aircraft carrier Clemenceau to French Navy tugs at the Port of Brest.
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NewsReinforcements for URAG
Bremen based towage company Unterweser Reederei (URAG) has taken delivery of two new Voith Schneider tractor tugs and is reported to be considering further orders for replacement vessels for their 16 tug fleet.
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NewsNew Smit Broncho Class Almost Complete at IHC
Smit Broncho, the first of three new pusher tugs, has been delivered by the IHC Holland Delta Shipyard to Smit Transport BV. Designated a Delta Multi Purpose Pusher Tug 2500 (DMPT 2500), the vessel was subjected to extensive trials and is now in service.
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News'Afon Caradog', Britain's Biggest Newbuild
The Holyhead Towing Company Ltd has taken delivery of its fifth multi-purpose shallow draft tug/work vessel from Hepworth Shipyard Ltd at Paull, on Humberside. Named Afon Caradog, it is the only tug of any size to be built in a British yard this year.
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News'Valiant B' Gives Plantain a Major Boost
The capability of Falmouth based towage and marine services contractor Plantain UK Ltd has been given a major boost with the delivery of their new twin-screw tug Valiant B.
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NewsLerwick Port Authority Gets a Powerful New Tug/Pilot Vessel
A powerful new tug/pilot vessel for the Lerwick Port Authority arrived at the Shetland port during the first few days of June. The 20m vessel, with a 20 ton bollard pull, is a direct replacement for the existing 18.8m Knab and bears the same name. Like its predecessor, the new ...
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NewsCaptain Arthur Naismith Retires
Captain Arthur Naismith, a familiar face and friend to many tugmen and tug companies around the world has retired as Voith''s training tugmaster.
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NewsSvitzerWijsmuller Bids to Take Over Adsteam Marine Ltd
In a move likely to have a profound effect on the towage industry globally and in Europe and Australasia in particular, SvitzerWijsmuller has made a cash offer for all of the shares in Adsteam Marine Ltd.
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Bugsier to Purchase Three Rotor Tugs
German tug owners Bugsier Reederei und Bergungsgesellschaft Gmbh & Co, KG may well be ''fighting fire with fire''when they take delivery of three new RT80r class Rotor Tugs from Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading BV. In a recent announcement Kooren reported the sale of this trio, already on order from the ...
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NewsAnglian Monarch' Takes Cruise Ship in Tow
Britain''s National Contingency Plan for marine emergencies was tested in the early hours of the 6 May by a potentially serious fire aboard the 11,100grt cruise ship Calypso, with 708 people onboard. When the ship reported an engine room fire in the early hours of that Saturday morning, 16 nautical ...
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NewsBarry to Build a New Offshore Tug at Zamakona
Among several significant deals completed or initiated in Rotterdam at the ITS 2006 convention was one concerning the construction of a new anchor handler to the Robert Allan Rampage 5000 design.
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NewsJ P Knight Substantially Reinforce Scottish Fleet
J P Knight (Caledonian) Ltd has recently substantially reinforced their tug fleet at Invergordon with two modern azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs from Japan. Now bearing the names Kincardine and Kinnaird, the tugs are virtually identical sisters with just a few minor differences.
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NewsTOWLINES
.Ostensjo Rederi of Haugesund in Norway has ordered two more Velox class escort and shiphandling tugs from Astilleros Gondan in Spain. Delivery is scheduled for October 2007 and February 2008. The vessels will be virtually identical to the Tenax, the second of two previous tugs described in the February issue ...
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NewsZ-TECH Update and a 'Hot Tug' Environment
Recent months have seen a period of unprecedented activity at the headquarters of naval architects and consultants Robert Allan Ltd in Vancouver. Thanks to the success of Robert Allan tug designs the company, which has grown enormously over the past three to four years, is working hard to keep abreast ...
