Tugs & Salvage – Page 95

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    'Morgan Foss', A Powerful New Compact Tug

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Foss Maritime of the USA has taken delivery of the powerful new harbour tug Morgan Foss for service in Pacific Coast ports. Yet another example of the growing popularity of ''compact tugs'', this highpowered vessel is the result of a unique collaboration between Foss and the Canadian based designer Robert ...

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    TOWLINES

    2005-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Sadly we must report the untimely death of Mr Alan C Bennett, well known tug owner and waterman in the Thames and Medway area. Founder of Alan C Bennett & Sons, he built up a substantial business in the transportation of stone, excavated spoil and other cargoes in the face ...

  • Bugsier 1 is in service with the Hamburg fleet.
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    K Damen Complete the First of Three Bugsier Tugs

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Dutch builders Shipyard K Damen Europe BV has delivered the first of three virtually identical tractor tugs to Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs-Gesellschaft mbH & Co KG of Hamburg.

  • Buoy handling has been simplified in Jersey with the arrival of the Duke of Normandy.
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    The Duke of Normandy Demonstrates Its Versatility

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Jersey Harbours are making very good use of their new shallow draft, multi-purpose tug, the Duke of Normandy , which was displayed at Seawork 2005 . The first of the new generation of Damen Shoalbuster 2609 tugs to be built for a port authority, its versatility has surprised even its ...

  • Garibaldo is fitted out extensively for tanker handling and pollution control.
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    'Garibaldo' Visits the UK

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    A new Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) tug, the 38m Garibaldo , attracted considerable interest when it arrived in Britain in September. Owned by Purplewater Towing Ltd ofSwitzerland, registered in London and built in China, the vessel had just completed a barge tow from Singapore to Newcastle on its delivery voyage.

  • Sea Endeavourwas one of the few single screw tugs remaining in the Svitzer fleet.
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    TOWLINES

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Svitzer Marine Ltd has sold two more of their redundant tugs as part of their ongoing fleet replacement programme.

  • Titan are known for an innovative approach to wreck removal, here Coral Bulker is rolled out of the water section by section.
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    Crowley Acquires Titan Maritime LLC

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    In early October the Crowley Maritime Corporation , based in Oakland, California, announced that it has acquired Titan Maritime LLC , a worldwide salvage company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The newly acquired company will be known as Titan and become a wholly owned Crowley subsidiary.

  • SMIT Salvage puts out a fire on container ship Norasia.
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    SMIT Deals with Fire and Groundings

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    SMIT Salvage BV began the second half of the year with two major Lloyd''s Form salvage operations, involving the container vessel Norasia and the NATO research vessel Alliance .

  • One of the MAN B&W diesel 9L21/31 engines on the assembly line before commissioning tests.
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    Power Surge for Italian Tractor Tug

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Following the sale of some 280 units for genset applications and the propulsion of coastal tankers and general cargo vessels, the MAN B&W L21/31 engine design has made its debut in a tractor tug application.

  • Tsavliris successfully salvaged the cargo vessel Arion recently.
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    Tsavliris Salvage Keeps Busy

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    After a busy start to 2005, the Tsavliris Salvage Group hascontinued to be highly active in recent months with a series of further significant LOF salvage operations. The most recent salvage contracts have spanned the world, underlining Tsavliris'' readiness to handle all types of marine casualties.

  • Multraship tugs are seen pushing the damaged containership Fowairet earlier this month.
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    Boxship Towed to Rotterdam

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The 2,757teu container vessel Fowairet , which suffered hogging damage and hold flooding after running aground on September 20 between Terneuzen and Antwerp with part-hazardous cargo, has been safely towed to Rotterdam by joint salvors Multraship Salvage and URS Salvage and Maritime Contracting .

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    'MV Husky' Arrives On Emerald Shore

    2005-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Ireland''s HydroServe Projects Ltd has taken delivery of the 21m shallow draft multi-purpose vessel MVHusky , which was shipped to Killybegs from the Far East on board the freighter BBC Mexico . The vessel was previously under contract to Shell for gas field support operations and is specially equipped to ...

  • Salvador Dali is the first SDM to be built and operated in Europe.
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    Spanish SDMs - a New European Art Form?

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Named after the famous Spanish artists, Ramon Casa and Salvador Dali are the first two US designed Ship Docking Modules (SDMs) to have entered service in Barcelona with Spanish towage company Remolques y Servicios Maritimos (REYSER).

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    Fairplay Towage and URS Order Tugs from Spain

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Hamburg based tug owner Fairplay Towage and their Belgian associate company URS have placed an order for four new tugs with Astilleros Armon in Spain. Two of the vessels, due for delivery in February and August 2007 will be used primarily in Hamburg and Rotterdam and two identical sisters will ...

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    Smitwijs Towage Stays in Business

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    During a recent series of meetings, the shareholders of SmitWijs Towage , comprising Smit International (50%) and Svitzer-Wijsmuller (50%), have reconfirmed their commitment to the ocean towage business and their efforts to remain a market leader in this sector.

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    ITC Acquire 'Tempest' and 'Typhoon'

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    International Towage Contractors (ITC) of the Netherlands has successfully completed negotiations leading to the purchase of the identical ocean going anchor handling tugs Smitwijs Typhoon and Smitwijs Tempest .

  • Nearchos now Multratug 24 is the most powerful vessel in the Bourgas fleet.
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    Multraship Purchases Bulgarian Tug Fleet

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Multraship Towage & Salvage ofTerneuzen has purchased the Bulgarian towage and salvage operator Bourgas Tug Services (BTS). BTS provides harbour towage, local salvage and line handling services in and around the Bulgarian port of Bourgas. It has a fleet of four tugboats ranging from 1,500 to 4,300bhp and 50 employees.

  • Kinnaid is now in service in Scotland.
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    'Kinnaird' Enters Service with JP Knight

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    J P Knight (Caledonian) Ltd introduced their most powerful tug to date at a reception held for local dignitaries and industry guests on the 16th of August. A subsidiary of J P Knight Ltd of Rochester, the Invergordon based company has been in existence for 35 years, providing towage services ...

  • Ryan and sistership Faris have been sold to operators in Bahrain.
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    TOWLINES

    2005-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading BV have named the first two of four new Rotor Tugs to be completed at the ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd in Singapore.

  • Seabulk Angola is one of a new breed of offshore tugs.
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    Seabulk Angola Represents a New Breed of Anchor-handler

    2005-08-01T00:00:00Z

    The first of a new breed of offshore support tug appeared in May 2005 when, Seabulk Angola was delivered by Labroy Shipbuilders of Singapore.