Vessels News – Page 103
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NewsTowing - all about the preparation
HR Wallingford and its Australia Ship Simulation Centre in Fremantle have shed interesting light on the degree of planning involved in the towing and positioning of the largest offshore floating facility ever built.
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NewsSvitzer expands into Bangladesh
Svitzer has announced the signing of a fifteen-year deal to provide marine support services at Bangladesh’s first LNG import terminal.
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NewsGPS Marine reactivates its Shoalbuster
The Netherlands-based Van Grevenstein’s Scheepswerf BV has completed the reactivation of a British-owned Shoalbuster following a period of lay-up.
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News'Englishman', a name with history
Earlier this year SMS Towage took delivery of the 2014-built ‘Ulupinar’ class tug ‘Englishman’. The Hull-based company has now provided interesting background to the history of this particular vessel name.
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NewsWärtsilä seals first order for HY Hybrid system tug
Technology group Wärtsilä has secured the first order for a tug featuring its recently introduced HY hybrid power module from Italian tug owner Rimorchiatori Riuniti.
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NewsKotug Smit and Mitsui O.S.K Lines seal a smart deal
Consolidation in the towage industry features regularly of late and the recent merger of some of the operations of Smit and Kotug has been followed with an agreement with a major shipping line.
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NewsBoluda introduces its silent tugs to Bureau Veritas
Boluda Corporación Maritima has presented a state-of-the-art silent tug to the technical committee of classification society Bureau Veritas (BV).
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NewsNotable orders for Svitzer and Kotug Smit.
A flurry of orders and deliveries have been reported lately, to be gathered up for the ‘delivery round-up’ next month but important orders for two of the world’s leading towing providers are worthy of mention here.
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NewsTugs & Towing, the last and next 30 years
Evolution or revolution? A fair question reviewing the past and looking to the future as Tugs & Towing considers the towage industry in ‘MJ’s’ 30th year.
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NewsReflecting on 30 years of the salvage industry
Thirty years is but a blip in the history of marine salvage but an industry worth reflecting on as ‘MJ’ celebrates its 30th anniversary.
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NewsHydrogen is the faster answer
While Norway’s standard ferry routes have come under scrutiny, cleaning up the fast ferries has been thought of as an ‘intractable’ problem. At least so far.
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News30 years of engines and propulsion
The past 30 years have seen dramatic changes in marine engines and their associated propulsion systems.
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NewsCimco Marine patent licensing
Cimco Marine AB, the Swedish developer of the OXE diesel outboard, has entered into an agreement with the manufacturer of the world’s strongest petrol outboard, the US company Seven Marine LLC, and AB Volvo Penta. The agreement primarily concerns the licensing of certain patents.
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NewsWFSV hybrids come closer
“When you look at the considerations for WFSVs,” said Andrew Eydt of PBES, “Human safety as well as operational concerns are top, and what you want for both is redundancy that’s key.”
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NewsUnderwater mountable thruster
Schottel has further expanded its portfolio with the addition of a new underwater mountable thruster designed for offshore vessels, rigs, cable laying vessels, offshore construction and crane ships.
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NewsEnergy efficient propulsor launches
Finland-based Steerprop has launched a CRP ECO LM propulsor featuring permanent magnet (PM) technology from The Switch to offer greater energy efficiency throughout its speed range.
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NewsGerman towage giants agree to merge
Two of Europe’s leading towage companies, Bugsier and Fairplay are joining forces in the latest example of consolidation within an increasingly competitive towage industry.
