Vessels News – Page 131
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NewsBarge de Bréhat keeps island residents well connected
Off the coast of Paimpol, France, lies Bréhat, one of Brittany’s most charming islands. Every year, thousands of tourists come to explore this magical island of flowers and pink granite. But for residents, living on an island brings many challenges.
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News£900,000 investment by Centa Transmissions
Making life as easy as possible for boat builders has led to Centa Transmissions expanding and taking on more staff.
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NewsMermaid Marine expands its service facilities
Poole based Mermaid Marine is expanding its service and maintenance facilities.
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WhisperPower generator systems for rescue vessels
The renowned Fassmer yard in Northern Germany has ordered new WhisperPower generator systems for three rescue vessels for the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger, DGzRS.
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NewsRolls Royce to invest £22m in new facility
Rolls-Royce is to invest in a £22m marine facility in Brazil to assemble and test large thrusters and other propulsion equipment for use on semisubmersible rigs, drill ships, FPSOs and other offshore vessels.
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NewsEleven models now available from JCB
JCB has expanded its range of Dieselmax marine diesel engines with 11 models now available in the TCAE range.
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NewsNew line up from John Deere
American based John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) has introduced a full line of its radiator-cooled, dry-exhaust-manifold PowerTech auxiliary drive engines.
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NewsTeignbridge Propellers teams up with Plymouth University
As engines have increased in horsepower providing greater power for the same size and weight, cavitation and how to overcome it has become a major issue for propeller designers.
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NewsMastervolt's Mass Combi Ultra
Mastervolt, the Dutch based specialist in off grid electrical systems, has announced the arrival of the new Mass Combi Ultra series: a compact inverter/charger combination with a smart transfer system, MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) solar charge regulator and separated second charger. The unit is enclosed in a rugged housing ...
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NewsSanmar completes a powerful line-hander
Shortly after delivering ‘Bok’n'' and ‘Borgøy’, the world’s first LNG fuelled ASD tugs for Buksèr og Berging in Norway, Sanmar’s Tuzla Bay facility has completed ‘Brage’ the smallest of five tugs ordered by the same owner.
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NewsMAIB report on 'Emsstrom' and tug 'Christos XXll'
The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report has been published on the loss of the ‘Emsstrom’ following a collision with the tug ''Christos XXII'' on January 13, 2013.
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NewsCheoy Lee’s fab four
All four tugs ordered from Cheoy Lee Shipyards in Hong Kong by Smit Lamnalco have now been completed.
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NewsCaterpillar powers world’s first LNG-powered barge
Caterpillar Marine has shipped the first Cat 3500 series marine gas engines from its Lafayette, Indiana manufacturing facility.
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NewsSea Fox is powered by Doosan
The first of two 24m wind farm catamarans for UK wind farm service provider Enviroserve, has entered service, writes Katina Read.
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NewsITS full of promise
The biennial International Tug, Salvage & OSV Convention ITS2014 will open its doors in Hamburg, Germany on the 16th – 20th of June.
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NewsFinning re-powers Royal Navy's HMS Biter patrol vessel
A major overhaul of one of the Royal Navy’s Archer Class P2000 patrol vessels, ''HMS Biter'', has seen two Cat C18 ACERT propulsion engines installed by Finning Power Systems.
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NewsNew MTU engines for Severn class Lifeboats
The RNLI''s biggest All Weather Lifeboats are being re-engined at South Boats IOW in the UK.
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NewsASDs and quick deliveries keep Damen busy
Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, has launched the first of 14 new tugs for the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).
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Kudos for Voith propellers
The ''Siem Moxie'' (see May’s vessel launch) winning the Offshore Renewables Award at the 2014 Offshore Support Journal Conference, is great news for Voith Turbo because it’s equipped with Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP).
