Vessels News – Page 170
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NewsBoskalis abandons takeover bid and Smit profits are up
In December Smit International NV announced that Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (‘ Boskalis’ ) will not pursue its intended offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares in Smit International NV.
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US Coastguard crack down on tug operators
United States Coast Guard units along the Gulf Coast, Mississippi River and Western Rivers system have introduced ‘ Operation Big Tow’ , an ongoing initiative to ensure towing vessels are properly manned and crews have proper licensing.
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NewsTOWLINES
The contracting tug Indus has been purchased by the MTS Group in the UKThe Coastguard have been boarding and examining vessels from November and through January to check on crews and certification.Svitzer UK has closed down their associate company Humber Tugs Limited with effect from 31 December 2008. Following a ...
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NewsGrounded Dutch barge refloated off Eemshaven
Netherlands based towage and salvage specialist Multraship successfully refloated the Stema Barge II last month after the 135m vessel had grounded in shallow water inbound to the Dutch port of Eemshaven with a cargo of rocks following the loss of its tow to the tug Hellas on November 16.
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NewsDiversity will keep Lady Loren busy
In America, Louisiana based LA Carriers owner Russel Plaisance put a newbuild tug into operation at the end of last month. The new vessel, named Lady Loren, is the seventh vessel in the LA Carriers fleet and was built at Dickie Adam’ s Lockport Fabrication Inc in the same state.
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NewsPreparing for 'Supership' salvage operations
The advent of Very Large and Ultra Large Crude Carriers in the 1970s represented a step change in vessel size. Much the same can be said of today’ s 14,000 TEU plus super containerships.
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NewsThe drums speak of a propulsion revolution
A pulsating procession of African singers, dancers and drummers drew a large crowd to the stand of Golden Arrow Marine on opening day of the London International Boat Show earlier this month. Golden Arrow Marine is European distributor of the new Caudwell Axis Drive system, which was launched with a ...
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NewsWartsila's involvement in European research icebreaker
Finnish engine manufacturer Wä rtsilä and The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, part of the Helmholtz Association, recently presented in Berlin the technical design of the European research vessel Aurora Borealis, a multi-purpose icebreaker, deep sea drilling, and research ship for polar sea conditions.
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NewsDrive arrives at London Boat Show
E. P. Barrus chose the occasion of the London International Boat Show earlier this month to launch the all new ZT350 stern drive designed and manufactured by Yanmar Marine. Available this month in both commercial and leisure ratings, the XT350 hydraulic stern drive can be operated electronically or by cable ...
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NewsScania/Kohler launch gensets at Workboat Show
Kohler Power Systems launched a new line of diesel powered marine generators at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans last month. Scania’ s 12 and 16 litre marine engines will be used to power the high output marine generators.
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NewsNew GE diesels see Workboat Show success
GE Transportation announced contracts to supply seven L250 inline diesel engines for three separate projects in the United States at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans last month.
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NewsDales Marine complete Lord of the Isles
Dales Marine Services has successfully completed a £ 300,000 contract at its Aberdeen facility for general annual maintenance and other work on the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry, Lord of the Isles, which operates on Scotland’ s west coast.
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NewsDedicated Denmark-Norway ro-ro in New Year
Seatruck Ferries Ltd and Federicia Shipping have announced the a new ro-ro trailer cargo service to be called Fredericia-Moss, which will run between Fredericia in Denmark and Moss in Norway. The first sailing will be from Fredericia on Monday 5 January, 2009.
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Svitzer are geared up for LNG
The Svitzer tug fleet in the river Medway rose to the challenge on 17 November when the largest Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) tanker yet to berth in Britain arrived at the Isle of Grain LNG import terminal.
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News'Green tugs' will get a substantial boost in 2009
The subject of achieving a true ‘ Green’ tug is one that has been studied and discussed with increasing frequency over the past couple of years and the year 2009 will see the very first tangible result.
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NewsSarawak to the Netherlands
During past months an increasing number of medium sized tugs, many with anchor handling capability, have been arriving in Europe from Malaysian shipyards. A recent delivery is the Venture G, the second of a pair built for the Dutch operator Rederij Groen Offshore Guard & Support of Scheveningen by Sealink ...
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NewsFairmount achieve complete ownership of their five 'super tugs'
Fairmount Marine BV, a member of the Fairmount Group of Companies and wholly owned by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS, has announced that the purchase by and the delivery to the Fairmount Group of all five Fairmount class super tugs has been successfully completed. All five tugs, built originally using finance ...
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NewsGermany to get new ETVs
Germany is to have new Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) to replace two existing tugs currently on station to protect the German coastline in the North Sea and the Baltic.
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NewsFrench harbour fleets receive an eight tug boost
The first six tugs of an eight vessel series have been deployed around the French harbour tug fleets now operated by the Boluda Group. An order was originally placed with the French shipyard Chantier Piriou of Concarneau for the construction of these vessels by Les Abeille, the harbour towage division ...
