Tugs & Salvage – Page 96

  • BP christened the Stanford and Castle Point in the Thames in April.
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    2005-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Belgian towage company URS of Antwerp held a ceremony in Zeebrugge on 24 March to formally christen the new stern drive tugs Union Coral and Union Pearl . The 5,280bhp tugs, which are now a permanent addition to the URS Zeebruge fleet, are the first two of a quartet of ...

  • Willpower has replaced Wilchallenge in the Williams fleet.
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    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Southampton based Williams Shipping Marine Ltd has replaced their tug/workboat Wilchallenge with a more powerful vessel.

  • A new Chinese ocean-going tug will have Danish machinery.
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    Chinese Oceangoing Tug to Have MAN B&W Machinery

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    MAN B&W Diesel A/S , Denmark has been awarded the contract to supply a complete twin-screw low-speed two-stroke propulsion package for an 16,100bhp Chinese ''super-tug''. The new vessel is under construction at the Wuchang Shipyard , Wuhan, China for the Shanghai Salvage Co Ltd , owners of a large fleet ...

  • Harstad was specially built to operate in the waters of northern Norway.
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    Norwegian Multi-role Coastguard Vessel 'Harstad'

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    One of the most recent Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) deliveries, built for use in Europe is the multi-role Coastguard vessel K/V Harstad , owned by Remoy Shipping andoperated on long term charter to Kystvakten - the Norwegian Coastguard.

  • The compact ASD tug Smit Panama is an important new addition to the Smit fleet.
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    Smit Completes the Latest Phase of its Tug Renewal Programme

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Smit International has completed the latest phase of an extensive tug replacement programme.

  • Lamnalco Wagtail is the first of three new tugs built by Sanmar for the Lamnalco Group.
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    Busy Builder's Bookings Buoyant

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Turkish tug builders Sanmar Denizcilik Ltd have reported excellent 2004 results and an even busier year booked for 2005.

  • Tsavliris vessels deployed for the removal of Saudi Arabian frigate Makkah 814 from a reef in the Red Sea.
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    Tsavliris Starts New Year at Speed

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Three busy months for the Piraeus based Tsavliris Salvage Group began just before Christmas with the start of a major project to salvage the Saudi Arabian frigate Makkah 814 which ran aground on a reef in the Red Sea some 80 miles north of Jeddah. The delicate operation to free ...

  • The ISU is exploring a new Environmental Award to salvors to provide parallel remuneration alongside the existing LOF/SCOPIC system.
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    Salvors Seek 'Environmental Award'

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    International Salvage Union (ISU) President Hans van Rooij has set out salvors concerns for 2005, which include contentious matters such as responder immunity, criminalisation, and potentially hostile attitudes arising from fears of a repeat of the Prestige disaster.

  • The latest Robert Allan Z-TECH is the Lamnalco Blackbird.
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    Robert Allan Ltd Celebrates 75 Year Anniversary

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    In 2005, Vancouver-based Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) will celebrate its 75th year of continuous business as a firm of Consulting Naval Architects .From its inception, through three generations of family ownership, the company has served the international marine community with a wide range of specialised tug and workboat designs.

  • K/V Harstad, a powerful Coastguard tug and patrol vessel has entered service in Norway.
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    And More ETVs to Come

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The provision of Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) is becoming a serious issue for many governments and coastal states and is increasingly seen as a tangible preventative measure capable of dealing with a wide range of potential maritime incidents. ETVs have now been in service in many countries, including the UK ...

  • The GPS tug Friston Down tows a string of barges up river past the Millennium Dome.
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    New Lighterage Contracts for GPS

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    GPS Marine Contractors Ltd with tugs fleets based on the Thames and Medway have announced new lighterage contracts with both Stema Shipping (UK) Ltd and Hanson Aggregates Ltd . The work for Stema Shipping involves the transportation of aggregates by barge from Red Lion Wharf at Northfleet on the Thames ...

  • Alphonse Letzer is one of eight tugs in the Euro-Tug pool.
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    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Commercial and military boatbuilder VT Halmatic ofPortchester has recently secured a contract to build three WB18 workboats for an un-named overseas operator. The 18.9m steel workboats will be similar to Prince Rock , delivered in 2004 to Cattewater Harbour Commissioners and will be delivered in early 2006. Powered by twin ...

  • Two impressive 80m ETVs are under construction for the Spanish government.
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    Spain Orders Pollution Control ETVs

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    SASEMAR , the Spanish marine safety agency, has ordered two advanced pollution prevention and control vessels designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce in a contract worth approximately £ 16m.

  • IHC are to build tug-workboats for Smit.
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    IHC Delta to Build Multipurpose Tugs for Smit Transport Europe

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    SMIT Transport Europe BV has placed an order with the IHCHolland Delta Shipyard for the construction of three multipurpose tugs. The design for the new vessels, designated the Delta Multi Purpose Pusher Tug 2500 (DMPT 2500), is intended for a wide range of marine operations in sheltered, shallow waters and ...

  • Primus in now in service with Harms Offshore
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    'Primus' is Delivered and New Orders Placed

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    German operators Harms Offshore of Hamburg christened their new anchor-handling tug Primus atthe yard of Mutzelfeldtwerft in Cuxhaven on 4 December 2004 (see MJ - November 2004).

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    Svitzer Marine Orders an Escort Tug for the River Mersey

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Svitzer Marine Ltd has signed a contract with the ASL Shipyard in Singapore for a purpose-built escort tug for operation on the River Mersey.

  • A view from the bridge of Braveheart showing all three vessels in tow astern.
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    'Braveheart' Lends Englishman a Hand

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    An epic example of seamanship has won a vote of thanks from one tugmaster to another.

  • Remotely controlled tug models are in regular use at the Port Revel training facility.
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    A Major Step Forward in the use of Tug Models

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The use of manned ship models in the training of ship-masters and pilots has now become well established practice.

  • Pilbara Neptune is one of three Damen ASD 3111 for Hammersley Iron.
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    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Changde yard in China has delivered the first of three ASD 3111 shiphandling tugs to Hammersley Iron Pty in western Australia.

  • The explosion onboard the tanker Vicuna was so violent that the cargo area was demolished and a number of people killed.
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    Swift Salvors Prevent Pollution

    2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Wijsmuller Salvage ended a busy 2004 dealing with two very different situations which shared a common purpose, pollution mitigation.