Vessels News – Page 148
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NewsA very public salvage operation
Salvors sometimes complain that salvage has to be carried out in the public gaze. On 31 July Terneuzen based Multraship, working in cooperation with Belgian salvage operator URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting, refloated an Italian flag chemical carrier which grounded off the Dutch coast on a heavily populated tourist beach.
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NewsPilot Boats and Line Boats for Kuwait
Early in 2005 the Naseeb Maritime Company of Kuwait took delivery of three new pilot boats and two new line-handling boats to ease ship handling in their port.
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NewsBoston Towing introduce a powerful duo for offshore LNG
Boston Towing and Transportation Company of the USA has taken delivery of two new tugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd (RAL), Naval Architects of Vancouver, BC, to support offshore LNG terminal operations at the Neptune LNG LLC, Deep Water Port, in Massachusetts Bay.
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NewsTitan wins Costa Concordia salvage contract
Costa Crociere and the Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner’s Office have awarded the contract for the removal of the stricken cruise liner from Giglio Island to Titan Salvage in partnership with the Italian firm Micoperi.
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NewsLocal tug crew promotes cricket in Scotland
Tug company Svitzer, which has three tugs operating in the Clyde and Forth estuaries, has given 25 Cricket Factory equipment sets to Cricket Scotland to support the organisations work promoting cricket across the region.
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NewsTanok a rapid Damen delivery to Intertug
The Colombian tug operator Intertug S A, established in 1993, has taken delivery of the Tanok, an ASD Tug 3213 from Damen Shipyards.
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NewsA worthwhile read about tugs and offshore
Two books have been published recently that will have a place on the book shelves of many involved in the tug and offshore industries, both published by the ABR Company Ltd.
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News'Steel Queen' Hits Rock Bottom
The Terneuzen based independent towage and salvage company Multraship successfully refloated the 2,540gt Dutch cargo vessel Steel Queen recently following its grounding on a rocky shoal outside the Swedish port of Oxelosund. The Steel Queen was loaded with 3,157 tons of steel which had to be partially discharged into a ...
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NewsExceptional ITS Convention set for Vancouver
The city of Vancouver will host the 21st International Tug & Salvage Convention and Exhibition on 17 through 21 May this year, for the first time in 37 years.
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Jubilee Clips Save Charity Boats' Budget
The Seagull Trust is a recognised charity providing free canal cruising for over 12,700 disabled people in Scotland each year, including 1,670 wheelchair users.
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News20 Years of Marine Propulsion
20 years does not seem a long time in marine propulsion. Most of the ships that were new, or recently launched, in 1987 are still afloat today. Like the vast majority of present day ships, they have a single main engine driving a shaft and propeller, either direct or through ...
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NewsPopular stern gear on show at Seawork
Seawork exhibitor Clements Marine has supplied all the stern gear and propellers to one of the latest launches to emerge from Ireland based workboat builder Safehaven Marine.
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NewsHigh Thrust push for Bremen’s new fireboat
Following successful trials, the new 23.9m Damen Fire Fighting/Police Patrol vessel Bremen 1 has been handed over to its new owner, the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.
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NewsGas powered ship to feed Norwegian fish farms
Rolls-Royce has won a second order for a vessel from its Environship range. This gas powered ship will be used to supply feed to fish farms along the Norwegian coast.
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NewsNew Scania V8s top 1,000 hp for marine use
Swedish based Scania has introduced a new 16 litre diesel engine that will replace its existing engine of this size.
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NewsCummins adds marine genset to C Power line
Cummins has launched the latest addition to the C Power product line, the QSM11-CP marine generator set.
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NewsJohn Deere gears up for Marine Tier 3
John Deere Tier 3 marine engines will start to make their splash in 2013.
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NewsZF brings propulsion products to Seawork
ZF Services UK Ltd will use Seawork 2012 to showcase examples from ZF Marine’s range of propulsion products and systems for tugs, wind farm support vessels, fish farm vessels, OSVs, other workboats and patrol sessels.
