Vessels News – Page 151
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NewsETV contract in Scotland extended to March
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has awarded a new short term contract with J P Knight (Lowestoft) Ltd to enable the Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) Anglian Sovereign and Anglian Monarch to remain in service in Scottish waters until the end of March 2012.
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NewsA new patrol vessel/tug for Iceland
After a long and anxious wait, the Icelandic ‘Landhelgisgaeslan’ (Coastal Guard) (LHG) has taken delivery of its new multipurpose offshore patrol vessel Thor.
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NewsSunken boxship in shipping lane resolved
Following an agreement between St.Lucia Air & Seaports Authority and Resolve Salvage & Fire, Resolve has refloated the sunken container vessel Angeln then scuttled the vessel at a deep water reefing site.
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NewsSuccessful salvage of grounded bulker
Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Alpine has successfully assisted in the refloating of the grounded MV Ikan Sepat just offshore Puerto Cortés, Honduras. The salvage operation was directed by T&T Bisso Salvage.
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NewsIPS powers pilots for Rosmoport
Russian state owned company Rosmorport has ordered six pilot boats powered by Volvo Penta´s high efficiency drive system, Inboard Performace System (IPS).
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NewsRolls thrusts into Chinese tug market
Global power systems provider Rolls-Royce has won orders worth some £18m for the supply of Azimuth thrusters to power 18 new tugs being built in China.
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NewsNew QSK95 sees Cummins power up for tugs
Commercial marine diesel engine manufacturer Cummins has introduced an engine which takes it into the tugs sector with the new QSK95 model rated at 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) output.
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NewsBaudouin gets British Isles distribution
Golden Arrow Marine has been appointment as the Moteurs Baudouin distributor for UK and Eire as last month.
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NewsMacduff to supply tug design package to Turkey
Macduff Ship Design has been awarded a contract to provide a design package for a new 23m harbour tug to be built by Torgem Shipbuilding Ind & Trade AS, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey.
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NewsSteam engine powers back to the future
A new type of steam engine has been developed in the US, with the design of the Cyclone Power unit enabling it to operate on any type of fuel, including powdered coal.
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NewsPowerhouse partnership delivers new engine
Revolve Technologies’ partnership with suppliers such as heat exchanger specialist EJ Bowman has led to the development of a new marine diesel engine.
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NewsTOWLINES
Alphonse Letzer is being broken up after a long and varied career.The Panama Canal Authority has awarded a $158.3m contract to Spanish shipbuilders Astilleros Armon S.A. for the construction of 14 new tugs needed to handle the increase in traffic predicted when the current improvements to the waterway are complete. ...
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NewsElectric outboards get up on plane
Small electric outboards have been around for some time but now a French company is now offering versions that are powerful enough to get a RIB or small boat onto the plane.
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NewsWhisperPower appoints WaterMota for UK
Netherlands based WhisperPower has appointed WaterMota Ltd as its exclusive distributor for the marine markets in the United Kingdom with immediate effect.
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NewsWorld’s first seagoing hybrid ferries
Rotterdam based Imtech Marine has announced a contract award to supply the hybrid propulsion system to the world’s first diesel-electric hybrid seagoing ferries.
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NewsCat catches versatile new workboat engine
Caterpillar has introduced the Cat C175-16 marine propulsion engine to power vessel designs for all segments of the marine industry.
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NewsDamen is building the ASD Tug 2009 for commercial use
The Damen ASD Tug 2009 is the smallest azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug ever produced by Damen.
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NewsGenoa tug fleet gains two powerful additions
On 8 October two new harbour tugs, Norvegia and Spagna, were formerly named prior to joining the local tug fleet of Rimorchiatori Riuniti Porto di Genova Srl.
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NewsHybrid propulsion for Italian Coast Guard
Italian shipyard Cantieri Navali Megaride has proven that diesel-electric systems are suitable not only for large merchant and naval vessels but also small ships.
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NewsA new Argus for Iskes Towage & Salvage
The rapid expansion of the Iskes Towage & Salvage tug fleet, based in the Netherlands at Ijmuiden, continues unabated with the recent addition of one new ASD tug and a second hand tractor tug.
