Vessels News – Page 137
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Voith propulsion for powerful fireboats
Voith will provide Voith Schneider Propellers and turbo couplings for two fireboats designed by Robert Allan Ltd for the Port of Long Beach, USA.
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Irish operator powers up with Cummins
Ireland based marine services company Mainport is having two new seismic support vessels built at the Shin Yang Shipyard in Miri, Sarawak.
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Taming the surface drive
Surface drive propulsion is wonderfully efficient when high speed is required.
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Trans-Atlantic custom exhaust collaboration
Custom exhaust systems designed, engineered and manufactured by Somerset U based Manuflex Ltd in partnership with Centek Industries of Georgia USA are providing sound attenuation aboard two fast pilot launches.
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Archer Class benefits from re-power programme
ZF gearboxes and controls are specified alongside CAT engines in a re-power programme for the British Royal Navy''s Archer Class P2000 patrol vessels.
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Veka and Deen Shipping LNG joint venture
Two leading players in the Dutch inland shipping market have joined forces to develop the small scale LNG shipping market.
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TOWLINES
Spasatel Kavdejkin, the second of three multi-purpose salvage vessels for project MPSV07, was delivered by the Nevsky shipyard in St Petersburg on 17 July on behalf of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation. The vessel is 73m in length overall and is equipped to carry out a wide ...
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Historic sisters meet in the Netherlands
On 30 August two historic tugs, Seawolf and Elbe, met between the piers of the Hook of Holland and sailed side by side to Maassluis, where hundreds of spectators were anxiously awaiting their arrival.
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The Damen ASD tug 2810 Hybrid takes shape
Another project rapidly coming to fruition is the Damen ASD Tug 2810 Hybrid being built for Iskes Towage & Salvage of Ijmuiden.
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A new generation of Rotor Tugs includes Hybrids
Construction has started in earnest at two major shipyards on the next generation of Rotor Tugs to the new ART 80-32 design by Robert Allan Ltd (RAL).
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A first-hand look at RT Adriaan
In March 2012 Europe’s first true hybrid shiphandling tug, the RT Adriaan, entered service with the KOTUG fleet in the port of Rotterdam.
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Fassmer build two tractors for Bugsier
A pair of azimuthing tractor tugs are currently under construction for Hamburg based Bugsier Reederi und Bergungs GmbH & Co KG at the Fassmer Shipyard in Berne, near Bremerhaven.
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JonRie introduces its new Auto Tow System
US winch specialists JonRie can now offer tug owners their new Auto Tow System (ATS) for all of its Series 500 Towing Winches.
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Towlines
Three Voith tractor tugs that have served the UK towage industry for many decades have been transferred to Venezuela, under the auspices of Svitzer Americas. All three were built by McTay Marine at Bromborough on the Mersey in 1984-5, are powered by Ruston diesels and fitted for fire fighting. The ...
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Heerema’s new Bylgia is delivered
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) Nederland BV has taken delivery of the new state of the art anchorhandling tug Bylgia.
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Crew of Crowley’s Alert recognised for courage
The captain and crew of Crowley’s Prevention and Response Tug (PRT) Alert were personally recognised by Eric Feige, Representative from the Alaska State Legislature, for courage, teamwork and professionalism.
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RESOLVE expands European presence
RESOLVE Salvage & Fire (Europe), Ltd, the European emergency response subsidiary of USA based RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc, has added a new office at 23, Austin Friars, London, expanding the company’s UK operations base.
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‘Super- tug’ in trans-Atlantic rig delivery
The ‘super tug’ Fairmount Glacier, from the fleet of Rotterdam based Fairmount Marine, has delivered rig Falcon 100 safely offshore Pointe-Noire, Congo.
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Multraship expands fleet with ‘Multratug 20’
Netherlands based towage and salvage specialist Multraship has further strengthened its multipurpose fleet with the addition of the ASD tug Multratug 20.