Vessels News – Page 133

  • Baus is the latest of a series of new tugs completed by Sanmar for Bukser og Berging of Oslo
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    Sanmar completes another new tug for Bukser

    2014-04-09T07:30:00Z

    Following hard on the heels of the world’s first LNG fuelled tug, Borgoy, the Norwegian tugowner Buksér og Berging AS has taken delivery of the Baus, a smaller diesel powered ASD tug also from Sanmar’s Tuzla shipyard in Turkey.

  • The Fairmount Glacier hooked up with Castoro Sei in Genoa
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    Steady tow to Rotterdam despite weather

    2014-04-09T07:30:00Z

    The tug Fairmount Glacier has towed the pipelay vessel Castoro Sei to Rotterdam, from where the vessel will start its seasonal activities on the North Sea.

  • The casualty was anchored in St Austell Bay, supported by KML’s tug, landing craft and guard vessels
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    Successful salvage prevents coastal pollution

    2014-04-08T07:30:00Z

    Keynvor MorLift Ltd (KML) has successfully completed the salvage of the cargo vessel MV Sea Breeze off the coast of Cornwall UK.

  • Fairmount Summit and Fairmount Sherpa are two of the five 205 tonne bollard pull deepsea tugs taken over by Boskalis. Photo courtesy of L vd Meijden
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    Boskalis takes over Fairmount

    2014-04-08T07:30:00Z

    After considerable rumours in the towage industry, Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (Boskalis) has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Fairmount Marine BV and the Fairmount OceanTowage Company BV (Fairmount) from the French group Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.

  • Stern gear is being provided by Teignbridge Propellers International
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    Fuel efficient ferries powering to Malta

    2014-04-07T07:30:00Z

    Propulsion for two newbuild 19m ferries will be provided by engines supplied by WaterMota, with stern gear provided by Teignbridge Propellers International. Both suppliers are based in Devon UK.

  • Ibex represents to latest version of the STu 1606 customised for line handling and towing
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    New Asterix and Ibex for Solent Towage

    2014-04-07T07:30:00Z

    Two brand new tug/workboats are now in service with the fleet of Solent Towage Ltd, a subsidiary of Norwegian company Ostenjo Rederi, based at the Fawley Oil Terminal on Southampton Water in the UK.

  • News

    Get marine exhaust solutions at Seawork

    2014-03-31T07:30:00Z

    Experts from Halyard, which designs and manufactures bespoke solutions for exhaust systems, engine alarms, bilge water filtration, soot emissions and all methods to control noise and vibration, will be manning Stand B109 at Seawork 2014.

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    Waterjets contract Rolls up for workboats

    2014-03-31T07:30:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply water jets for three wind farm support vessels to be built by South Boats IOW for the offshore wind transfer vessel operator Seacat Services.

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    Go green and save money with FWE

    2014-03-31T07:30:00Z

    Inland waterway vessels upgraded with a view to environmental friendliness can ‘finance’ the upgrade in just five years by generating savings of €50,000.

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    Engine service agreement could net €40m

    2014-03-31T07:30:00Z

    Finland based engine supplier Wärtsilä has signed a three year service agreement with Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord.

  • Each tug features a pair of Rolls-Royce Bergen C26:33L9PG engines fueled purely by LNG
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    Order for first LNG powered tugs in Asia

    2014-03-31T07:30:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has won an order from Chinese state oil company CNOOC to power Asia’s first gas powered tugs.

  • The Massey Shaw was moored alongside at the London Boat Show and gave several pumping demonstrations
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    Stern gear package for Dunkirk hero

    2014-03-28T11:00:00Z

    Bedfordshire UK based marine propulsion specialists Clements Engineering has been involved in many different types of projects during its 30 year history.

  • Left to right: Peter van Wijngaarden, principal surveyor W.K. Middelbeek, and Viola van Wijngaarden. Photograph: VWMS
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    Voluntary MLC certification for Van Wijngaarden

    2014-03-27T07:30:00Z

    The tugs and other vessels in the workboat fleet of Netherlands based Van Wijngaarden Marine Services (VWMS) have qualified for the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 certificate.

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    Maritime Casualty Response Award for Titan

    2014-03-27T07:30:00Z

    Titan Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corp’s Houston based marine salvage, emergency response and wreck removal company, was presented with the prestigious Maritime Casualty Response Award during the recent Lloyd''s List North American Maritime Awards ceremony and dinner.

  • SL Kiwi is the second of two Damen ST 2208 tugs configured for terminal support duties and delivered to Smit Lamnalco
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    TOWLINES

    2014-03-21T07:30:00Z

    The New Zealand Port of Tauranga has signed contracts for two new tugs to be built at the Cheoy Lee Shipyard in Hong Kong. Cheoy Lee will construct the shiphandling tugs to the proven RAmparts 2500w design by Robert Allan. The 24m ASD tugs will be powered by twin ...

  • Macduff Ship Design has supplied a 17m tug design for construction by the Boustead Heavy Industries Group in Malaysia
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    Successful collaboration for Macduff

    2014-03-20T07:30:00Z

    The ongoing collaboration arrangement between the Boustead Heavy Industries Group (BHIG) in Malaysia and Macduff Ship Design in Scotland, initially signed in June 2011, continues to reap rewards.

  • KT Maritime Services Australia Pty will provide three Infield Support Vessels based on a 42m Rotor Tug design
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    Kotug to participate in major Australian FLNG project

    2014-03-19T07:30:00Z

    Shell Australia has awarded a major contract for the design, construction and operation of three Infield Support Vessels (ISVs) to Perth based KT Maritime Services Australia Pty Ltd, a joint venture partnership with KOTUG International BV and Teekay Shipping Australia Pty Ltd.

  • ALP Maritime Services is to introduce a new fleet of four ALP Future class tug each with a bollard pull of 270 tonnes
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    ALP Maritime – a takeover and new fleet

    2014-03-18T07:30:00Z

    ALP Maritime Services BV, based in Rotterdam, has announced that the company is to be acquired by Teekay Offshore Partners LP (Teekay Offshore).

  • The most powerful tug in the former JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd fleet is the 36m ASD Kestrel with a bollard pull of 89 tonnes. (Photo courtesy H Hoffmann)
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    Global Energy Group buys J P Knight (Caledonian) Ltd

    2014-03-17T07:30:00Z

    JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd, the Invergordon based towage business, has been purchased by the Global Energy Group (GEG) in a move by the energy services and fabrication giant to secure towage services in the Cromarty Firth.

  • HB Hydra is the first of a series of eight powerful diesel-electric pusher tugs to be built for use in Brazil
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    World’s most powerful diesel-electric pushers

    2014-03-14T07:30:00Z

    On 21 February 2014 the UZMAR Shipyard, also known as ‘Workboat and Tug Factory’ of Turkey, announced the delivery of the first two of a series of eight shallow draft river push boats to Brazilian owners, Hidrovias do Brazil SA.