Vessels News – Page 173
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A Good Start for New Damen Design
With the towage industry experiencing an unprecedented demand for powerful new tugs and shipyards reporting full order books, Damen Shipyard’ s Tug & Workboat (T& W) Division is in a unique position to respond.
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New BayDelta Tugs Chartered to Crowley
Among the large number of interesting new tug currently being delivered or under construction for owners in the United States of America are two azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs being built for BayDelta Maritime Inc. Heralded as two of the most powerful 30.48m (100 foot) harbour tugs on the US ...
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Washburn & Doughty Delivers 'Eleanor F. Moran'
Another shiphandling tug, typical of the new generation of vessels being produced in the USA to support oil and LNG terminal operations is the ‘ Eleanor F. Moran’ , delivered earlier in the year to Moran Towing of New Canaan, Connecticut. Currently working in the port of Norfolk, Virginia, the ...
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'Bourbon Dolphin' Questions Delay Anchorhandler Designs
Deepwater offshore oilfields and a changing regulatory scenario demand a new generation of anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) designs with more power, more safety and more environmentally friendly features. New Marpol regulations are on the way, but designers are holding back on final designs until the outcome of the ...
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TOWLINES
Propulsion specialist Schottle GmbH & Co. KG has been reorganized, with a new corporate structure to meet the increasing demands of shipbuilding worldwide. With effect from 29 June 2007, Schottel''s headquarters in Spay/Rhine and Schottel Antriebstechnik GmbH in Wismar have been merged to form the new Schottel GmbH, with its ...
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Voith the Choice for China
The concept of the Voith Water Tractor proved popular with the Shanghai Port Authority. Last year, it had ordered two such VWTs to be completed by October this year.
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Harley Goes Green with 'Lela Joy'
As of January this year all newbuilds for service in US waters are required to be powered with engines that meet the US Environmental Protection Agency''s Tier 2 emission standards.
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Promoting Best Practice in Casualty Management
Recent casualties, including the ''MSC Napoli'', have brought the issue of places of refuge back under the spotlight.
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Phenix is New and Highly Refined
Solent Towage Ltd has stationed the new Voith escort tug ‘ Phenix’ in Southampton Water in support of their towage services at the ESSO terminal at Fawley. The tug was delivered to Solent Towage, a subsidiary of Ostensjo Rederi of Haugesund, Norway, in late December by the Spanish shipyard Astilleros ...
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Svitzer Continue a Significant Newbuild Programme
Since taking over the Wijsmuller Group in 2001 and the acquisition of Adsteam in 2007, Danish owned Svitzer has introduced over 90 new vessels to its fleets around the world. In order to maintain its position as a true market leader in harbour and terminal towage, the company has a ...
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Rimorchiatori Riuniti Introduce 'Messico'
Rimorchiatori Riuniti of Genoa, Italy have taken delivery of the ‘ Messico’ , a new offshore support and escort tug, to add to their growing fleet of versatile tugs. This latest vessel, designed by Robert Allan Ltd., naval architects of Vancouver BC in Canada, is designated an AVT 36/70 E ...
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UK Based Hepworth Busy with Holyhead Orders
Once again Hepworth Shipbuilders of Paull on Humberside are busy with new tugs for the Holyhead Towing Company Ltd. The shipyard is currently busy completing the new triple screw tug ‘ Afon Cymyran’ and an order for a new 25m tug has recently been announced.
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Damen introduce a new tractor design
For the first time in many years Damen Shipyards has introduced a new tractor tug design to their extensive range of series built tugs and workboats. In the recent past the company has ignored tractor designs, concentrating their efforts on the development of azimuthing stern drive shiphandling tugs of all ...
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Crowley provide all year round Emergency Response Tug
Crowley Maritime Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Washington Department of Ecology to supply an all year round emergency response tug, to be based in Neah Bay, Washington state USA. This unprecedented move enables an emergency response tug to provide a continuous service to disabled ships, help prevent ...
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UNV delivers a new series of ETVs to SASEMAR
Union Naval Valencia (UNV), a subsidiary of the Boluda Group, is close to delivering a four tug series of salvage tugs to SASEMAR, the government funded Spanish Maritime Salvage Agency.
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Wartsila powers into ship design
Finnish propulsion systems specialist Wartsila has acquired the global ship design group Vik-Sandvik, an independent group providing design and engineering services to ship owners and the ship building industry worldwide.
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Power products aplenty at Seawork 2008
Bradford UK based Centa Transmissions launched a number of new and diverse power transmission products at Seawork International 2008 in Southampton last month.
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Protector scoops award at Seawork
At the end of the opening day of Seawork 2008, Hamilton Jet (UK) were presented with an award from client Tzvika Hendler Ltd for their contribution to the Protector, a remote controlled waterjet propelled combat system. The award was presented to Tony Jones and Peter Morgan of Hamilton Jet by ...
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Halyard propel ahead following Seawork 2008
Halyard (M & I) Ltd, are celebrating another successful year at Seawork, having showcased two of its newest products at the show, launching the CV48 Aquadrive and also showing their new water separator.