Vessels News – Page 139

  • Lomax is a very compact and extremely versatile and agile ASD tug
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    A close look at Lomax

    2013-06-25T07:30:00Z

    Lomax, a high specification ASD fire fighting terminal tug has entered service with Solent Towage Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian operator Østensjø Rederi.

  • Terasea Falcon is the first of a new breed of long distance oceangoing tugs
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    Terasea Falcon enters service

    2013-06-25T07:30:00Z

    Terasea Falcon, the first of a quartet of ‘groundbreaking’ deepsea tugs, is now in service under the management of the new joint venture company POSH Terasea (MJ – Mar 2013).

  • Cheoy Lee built the Nautica TG Puteri XVII to a Japanese design
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    Three deliveries at Cheoy Lee in a week

    2013-06-25T07:30:00Z

    Busy Hong Kong shipbuilder Cheoy Lee reports the delivery of three vessels in the third week of April.

  • The Safe Tug Procedures Report incorporates information from pilots, tug masters and ship captains
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    Safe Tug Procedures Report

    2013-06-25T07:30:00Z

    The ‘Report on Safe Tug Procedures’ has now been published and is widely available to all those involved in the operation of tugs during shiphandling manoeuvres.

  • Ocean Sun and sister ship Ocean Sky have been delivered to Crowley Maritime in the US
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    TOWLINES

    2013-06-25T07:30:00Z

    Ocean Sun, one of the two remaining Ocean class tugs being built for Crowley Maritime, was delivered on 9 May by Bollinger Marine Fabricators. The remaining vessel, Ocean Sky, is undergoing trials at the time of writing.This second pair of sophisticated 10,880 bhp deepsea tugs is slightly longer than the ...

  • Two-stroke outboards are valued for their light weight and simplicity in many workboat applications
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    Two-stroke outboards still available at Seawork

    2013-06-25T07:30:00Z

    Smaller workboats, patrol craft and rescue boats, amongst others, regularly opt for outboard power as their preferred propulsion source and certainly there can be many advantages for craft under 10m to be fitted with single, twin or even triple outboard engines.

  • Pilbara Apollo was delivered to Australia under its own power from the Uzmar shipyard in Turkey
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    Another RAstar is delivered to Australia

    2013-06-25T07:30:00Z

    The Pilbara Apollo, the latest addition to the RAstar 3200 series of escort tugs, was one of several new tugs heading for employment in Australia over recent months.

  • Marc Niederer of Svitzer and the BTA gave the inaugural address
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    An intensive two day Tugnology in London

    2013-06-24T07:30:00Z

    The biennial Tugnology 13 conference was held this year in the heart of London’s Docklands at the Britannia International Hotel on 14 and 15 May.

  • The key areas of Wärtsilä’s research and development operations include 4-stroke engines and 2-stroke engines
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    Wärtsilä agrees €150m R&D loan with EIB

    2013-06-20T12:35:00Z

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €150m loan to Wärtsilä to finance the company’s research, development and innovation (RDI) activities in several European countries.

  • The engine was designed for gas electrical and mechanical propulsion applications, notably in the offshore and cargo segments
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    New MaK dual fuel engine launched

    2013-06-20T07:30:00Z

    Germany based Caterpillar Marine Power Systems has developed a new MaK M 34 DF marine dual fuel engine platform for the commercial marine industry.

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    500 engine milestone for MAN 48/60

    2013-06-12T07:30:00Z

    MAN Diesel & Turbo has sold the 500th of its MAN 48/60 medium speed engine.

  • Onboard DC Grid is particularly beneficial for offshore vessels operating in DP mode, where average power demand is low
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    First Onboard DC Grid ship delivered

    2013-06-12T07:30:00Z

    The first vessel to feature ABB’s Onboard DC (direct current) Grid has been delivered to Norwegian offshore owner Myklebusthaug Offshore by Kleven Yard.

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    Finning’s support agreement with Serco

    2013-06-12T07:30:00Z

    Finning Power Systems, the UK’s sole supplier of Caterpillar engines has signed an exclusive £2.5m, five year agreement with Serco, the international service company.

  • Combi-Frame construction allows the 245 Jet to be installed either outside or inside the hull
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    Water-jet innovation debuts at Seawork

    2013-06-11T07:30:00Z

    Alamarin-Jet Oy is releasing their new product, the Alamarin-Jet 245, at Seawork International 2013.

  • A special test rig allows ‘Inversion Protected’ engines to be rotated through an immersion cycle and restarted within only 10 seconds
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    Restart a wet engine in 10 seconds at Seawork

    2013-06-11T07:30:00Z

    A new generation of ‘Inversion Protected’ engines will be demonstrated at Seawork 2013 by Oxfordshire UK based marine engine specialist E P Barrus Ltd.

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    Bespoke propeller helps barge transit the Wye

    2013-06-11T07:30:00Z

    Bedfordshire UK based propulsion specialists Clements Engineering responded to an unusual call recently when a 38m long Dutch barge needed to negotiate the River Wye from its resting place for the last 25 years.

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    Testing proves diesel biocide effectiveness

    2013-06-11T07:30:00Z

    Recent testing conducted at Edinburgh Napier University has shown to diesel biocide fuel additive Cyrus Eradicate to be effective at eliminating the nastiest micro-organism the US Department of Defence could find.

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    Marine engine range launched

    2013-06-11T07:30:00Z

    Power Train Projects (PTP), part of the Trinity Marinas Group, has recently launched a range of inland marine engines especially designed for such work.

  • A Dualis Advanced Series thruster with motor
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    MIT launch Seaworker thrusters at Seawork

    2013-06-10T07:30:00Z

    Marine & Industrial Transmissions (MIT) has launched a new range of AC Electric Thrusters, called the Seaworker, which will be on display at Seawork 2013.

  • Installing the new engines through the side of the hull rather than lowering them in from above and moving them forward saved money and effort
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    Repower rethink keeps veteran tug working

    2013-06-10T07:30:00Z

    When the opportunity arose for Ernie Catherwood to add another tug to his 14 boat fleet at Catherwood Towing, he did the math and took the deal.